They may call them Singapore noodles, but this dish is Chinese through and through. The name may be a reference to the exotic curry flavor.
Tag: Rice noodles
Singapore Noodles
Mee Krob
(Thai fried noodles in sweet-sour sauce)
Thai for “fried noodles,” mee krob is a popular dish in Thailand that takes crispy fried rice noodles and tosses them with a tasty sweet-sour sauce.
Ma Yi Shang Shu – Ants Climbing a Tree
(Chinese cellophane noodles with ground pork)
Ants climbing a tree is a Sichuan dish that gets its name from the resemblance of the small pieces of pork to ants on noodle “branches.”
Char Kway Teow
(Malaysian, Singaporean stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp)
Char kway teow, which means "fried flat noodles," is a popular and cheap dish found in Malaysia and Singapore. Hearty and filling, it started out as a poor laborer's meal.
Bun Thit Nuong
(Vietnamese rice noodles with pork and vegetables)
Bún thịt nướng is a simple meal from Vietnam consisting of cold rice vermicelli mixed with fresh vegetables and topped with hot barbecued pork.
Wat Tan Hor
(Chinese shrimp chow fun with egg gravy)
In this kid’s favorite, chewy rice noodles are tossed with shrimp and scallions, then covered with a light, enriched gravy and tender poached egg.
Pancit Bihon
(Filipino stir-fried rice noodles with meat and vegetables)
Pancit, or pansit, is a quick-cooked noodle dish that is one of the quintessential meals of Filipino cuisine. The most common variety is pancit bihon, with rice vermicelli and a mix of meat and vegetables.
Pad Thai
(Thai stir-fried rice noodles)
Pad thai is often considered the quintessential Thai dish. Pad thai is Thai fast food, tossed up in noodle shops or made on the street at innumerable pad thai carts.
How to Soak and Use Rice Noodles
East Asian cooking, especially the cuisine of southeast Asia, uses a lot of rice noodles. They are served hot, cold, in soups, in salads and rolled up into spring rolls.