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- chow mein[chow mein 词源字典]
- chow mein: [20] Most Chinese culinary vocabulary in English arrived after World War II, but chow mein is part of an earlier influx, which was brought by Chinese-speakers who found themselves on the west coast of the USA in the early years of the 20th century. In the Cantonese (Guangdong) dialect it means literally ‘fried noodles’ – a minimalist description of a dish which usually also contains chopped meat and vegetables.
[chow mein etymology, chow mein origin, 英语词源] - mein (n.)
- "Chinese wheat flour noodles" (in lo mein, chow mein, etc.), 1934, from Chinese, literally "wheat flour."
- pho
- "A type of Vietnamese soup, typically made from beef stock and spices to which noodles and thinly sliced beef or chicken are added", Vietnamese, perhaps from French feu (in pot-au-feu).