Eating in China
Broad, flat, milky-white rice noodles, slightly translucent with thin edges and soft folds.

Flat rice noodles

河粉Héfěn

Broad, flat rice noodles sold as fresh sheets or cut strands; dried alternatives also occur.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Broad, flat rice noodles sold as fresh sheets or cut strands; dried alternatives also occur.

In the kitchen

Beef chow fun.

Fresh sheets are cut before cooking; dried noodles need rehydrating.

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这道菜里有河粉吗?

Does this dish contain Flat rice noodles?

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