Eating in China
Generated illustration of dry elbow macaroni in a plain shallow dish.

Macaroni

通心粉Tōngxīnfěn

Short hollow wheat pasta, often curved into elbows.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Dry pieces are firm and pale yellow; boiling softens them. This is pasta, not rice noodles.

In the kitchen

In Hong Kong, macaroni is served in soup with toppings such as ham.

Smooth and ridged shapes and sizes vary. Common wheat versions contain gluten; check the actual product for other ingredients.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有通心粉吗?

Does this dish contain Macaroni?

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