chow mein
Takeout noodle dish
Chow mein is a Chinese-American dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood.
The name comes from Cantonese words meaning "fried noodles." Restaurants distinguish between crispy chow mein (served over crunchy fried noodles) and soft chow mein (with tender noodles mixed in): I'll have the chicken chow mein.
Concave cooking pan
saute · oil · vegetables · bean sprouts · cabbage · celery · bok choy · water chestnuts
Fermented bean condiment
- sesame oilPressed seed extract for cooking
- oyster sauceBivalve-based savory condiment
- hoisinFermented soybean condiment
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
garlic · scallions · five-spice · MSG · umami · savory · salty · aromatic
Fried pasta strips
- egg noodlesYolk-enriched pasta strips
- wheat noodlesBoiled grain-flour strands
- rice noodlesGrain-based Asian pasta
- ramenJapanese noodle soup
Stir-cooked grain dish
- egg rollFried stuffed wrapper
- spring rollFried filled wrapper
- wontonStuffed Chinese pasta pocket
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
kung pao chicken · sesame chicken · General Tso's · Peking duck · hot pot · dumplings · mu shu · char siu
Conveyance of goods
- menuList of available dishes
- containersObjects for holding things
- fortune cookieEdible slip holder
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
chopsticks · order in · take-home · carton · brown bag · leftovers · reheating · late night
wok
Concave cooking pan
sear · saute · oil · vegetables · bean sprouts · cabbage · celery · bok choy · water chestnuts · bamboo shoots
soy sauce
Fermented bean condiment
- sesame oilPressed seed extract for cooking
- oyster sauceBivalve-based savory condiment
- hoisinFermented soybean condiment
ginger · garlic · scallions · five-spice · MSG · umami · savory · salty · aromatic · white pepper
crispy noodles
Fried pasta strips
- egg noodlesYolk-enriched pasta strips
- wheat noodlesBoiled grain-flour strands
- rice noodlesGrain-based Asian pasta
fried rice
Stir-cooked grain dish
- egg rollFried stuffed wrapper
- spring rollFried filled wrapper
- wontonStuffed Chinese pasta pocket
dim sum · kung pao chicken · sesame chicken · General Tso's · Peking duck · hot pot · dumplings · mu shu · char siu · mapo tofu
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- menuList of available dishes
- containersObjects for holding things
- fortune cookieEdible slip holder
pickup · chopsticks · order in · take-home · carton · brown bag · leftovers · reheating · late night · quick meal
- Asian Noodlesramen, udon, soba, pho, pad thai
- Chinese takeoutfried rice, egg roll, General Tso's chicken, kung pao chicken, beef and broccoli
- fried noodlespad thai, yakisoba, mie goreng, drunken noodles, pad see ew
- noodlesramen, udon, soba, pho, spaghetti
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- Chinese foodsoup dumplings, kung pao chicken, baozi, orange chicken, dumplings
chow meinnoodle soup
Pasta served in broth
ramen · pho · lo mein · udon soup · wonton soup