Eating in China
A small loose coil of thin yellow egg noodles without broth or toppings.

Egg noodles

蛋麵Dànmiàn

Yellow noodles whose cooked texture can be springy and elastic.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Yellow noodles whose cooked texture can be springy and elastic.

In the kitchen

Bouncy egg noodles are paired with shrimp roe in Macao.

Fresh and dried pan-frying noodles are different forms; wonton noodles look similar but are more elastic.

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这道菜里有蛋麵吗?

Does this dish contain Egg noodles?

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