Chow mein (/'t?a? 'me?n/) are stir-fried noodles.[1] The dish is popular throughout the Chinese diaspora where it will appear on the menu of Chinese restaurants.[2] It is particularly popular in the United States, India and Britain.
In American Chinese cuisine, it is a stir-fried dish consisting of noodles, meat (chicken being most common but pork, beef, shrimp or tofu sometimes being substituted), onions and celery. It is often served as a specific dish at westernized Chinese restaurants.
There are two main kinds of chow meins available on the market:
- Steamed chow mein, and
- Crispy chow mein, also known as Hong Kong style chow mein
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