Yi mein

Lobster with e-fu noodles in Hong Kong
Alternative names	e-fu noodles, yee-fu noodles, yi noodles, yifu noodles
Type	Chinese noodles
Place of origin	China
Main ingredients	Wheat flour,eggs
Media: Yi mein

Yi mein oryimian is a variety of flatCantoneseegg noodles made fromwheat flour. They are known for their golden brown color and chewy characteristics. The slightly chewy and slightly spongy texture of the noodles is due to thelye water used in making the dough, which is then fried and dried into flat patty-like dried bricks.

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The yi mein noodles available at grocery stores were pre-cooked by machines the same way as the moderninstant noodles are made.^[1]

The noodles may be cooked a number of ways. They are boiled first, then can bestir-fried, or used in soups or salads. Good noodles maintain their elasticity, allowing the noodles to stretch and remain chewy.

Yi mein noodles can be consumed directly or used in various dishes:

• Plainyi mein.
• Plainyi mein withChinese chives (韮黃).
• Dried friedyi mein (乾燒伊麵), often comes with Chinese chives and shiitake mushroom.
• Crab meatyi mein (蟹肉伊麵).
• Lobsteryi mein (龍蝦伊麵), sometimes served withcheese inHong Kong.^[2][3]
• Yi mein with black mushrooms and eggplant.
• Yi mein in soup.
• I fu mie, friedyi mein noodles served in sauce with vegetables, chicken or prawns.

Yi mein is traditionally credited to theQingofficialYi Bingshou(t伊秉綬,s伊秉绶,Yī Bǐngshòu; 1754–1815), who is taken to be their namesake ("Yi-style noodles") and who is also credited with popularizingYangzhou fried rice.

When yi mein is consumed onbirthdays, it is generally referred to aslong life orlongevity noodles orsau mein (壽麵/寿面). The Chinese character for "long" (長壽麵/长寿面) is also added as a prefix to represent "long life". Usually it is consumed withlongevity buns on such occasions.^{[citation needed]}

Yi mein is also a popularLunar New Year dish. Tradition holds that the chef cannot cut the noodles, and each strand should be eaten whole.^[4]

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  Fisherman style fried yi mein
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  Western and Chinese style yi mein with lobster
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  A bag of yi mein at a store in Yuen Long, Hong Kong
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  E-Fu noodle with ground dried shrimp at a Chinese noodle restaurant in Yuen Long, Hong Kong

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• Wonton noodles
• Yangzhou fried rice

• E-fu noodles from The Cook's Thesaurus site

• Cantonese cuisine
• Chinese noodles
• Hong Kong cuisine
• Longevity

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