Dish-Type Recipe Index

Noodles and rice noodles

These recipes are grouped as noodles and rice noodles because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About noodles and rice noodles

Wheat noodles, egg noodles, chow fun, mei fun, rice vermicelli, and regional noodle dishes.

Recipes in this section: 44.

Noodles and rice noodles

Amoy Rice Noodles

Fujian / Cantonese Diaspora · Rice noodle dish · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Amoy Rice Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Ants Climbing a Tree

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

A Sichuan ants climbing a tree recipe with glass noodles, minced pork or mushrooms, doubanjiang, and aromatics.

Beef Chow Fun

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

A beef chow fun recipe with flat rice noodles, beef, scallions, bean sprouts, and wok hei notes.

Beef Intestine Soup

Cantonese / Noodle Soup · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour if using prepared intestine

Beef Intestine Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Beef Stew Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Chinese American · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 2 hours

Beef Stew Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Beef Tripe Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour if using cooked tripe

Beef Tripe Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Biang Biang Noodles

Shaanxi · Shaanxi · Serves 2 · 1 hour

A Shaanxi biang biang noodles recipe with wide hand-pulled noodles, hot oil, vinegar, chile, garlic, and menu-literacy notes.

Big Plate Chicken

Xinjiang · Xinjiang · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Xinjiang big plate chicken recipe with chicken, potatoes, peppers, spices, and wide noodles.

Buddha's Delight

Buddhist Vegetarian · Buddhist vegetarian · Serves 4 · 45 minutes

A Buddha's delight recipe with tofu, mushrooms, vegetables, glass noodles, vegetarian sauce, and Buddhist vegetarian menu-literacy notes.

Char Kway Teow

Malaysian Chinese · Malaysian Chinese · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A Malaysian Chinese char kway teow recipe with flat rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and wok technique.

Chile Oil for Wontons and Noodles

Chinese Condiment · Condiment · Makes about 1 cup · 20 minutes

Chile Oil for Wontons and Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Egg Noodle Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Chinese Egg Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Chow Mein

American Chinese / Cantonese · Noodle or vegetable dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Chow Mein recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chow Mei Fun

Chinese American / Cantonese Diaspora · Rice vermicelli dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Chow Mei Fun recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Clay Pot Noodles

Cantonese / Hong Kong · Noodle dish · Serves 2–3 · 35 minutes

Clay Pot Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Crispy Pan-Fried Noodles

Cantonese / American Chinese · Noodle dish · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Crispy Pan-Fried Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 2 · 45 minutes

A practical home version of Yunnan crossing-the-bridge rice noodles with hot broth, rice noodles, chicken, herbs, mushrooms, and menu-literacy notes.

Dan Dan Noodles

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A dan dan noodles recipe with sesame paste, chile oil, Sichuan peppercorn, preserved vegetable, pork, and menu-literacy notes.

Eel Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

Eel Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fish Ball Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Fujian · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Fish Ball Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fujian Peanut Noodles

Fujian · Fujian-inspired · Serves 2 · 20 minutes

A Fujian-style peanut noodles recipe with wheat noodles, peanut sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and menu-literacy notes.

Fujian Red Wine Chicken

Fujian · Fujian-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Fujian-inspired red wine chicken recipe using red yeast rice, ginger, rice wine, chicken, and noodles or rice.

Guizhou Sour Fish Soup

Guizhou · Guizhou-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Guizhou-inspired sour fish soup recipe with tomato, pickled vegetables, ginger, chiles, and rice noodles.

Guizhou Sour-Spicy Rice Noodles

Guizhou · Guizhou-inspired · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A Guizhou sour-spicy rice noodles recipe with pickled vegetables, vinegar, chile, herbs, and broth.

Home-Style Stir-Fried Rice Noodles

Cantonese / Diaspora Chinese · Rice noodle dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Home-Style Stir-Fried Rice Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Indo-Chinese Hakka Noodles

Indo-Chinese · Indo-Chinese · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

An Indo-Chinese Hakka noodles recipe with stir-fried noodles, vegetables, soy sauce, vinegar, chile, and menu-literacy notes.

Laghman Noodles

Xinjiang · Xinjiang · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour

Laghman Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Lamb Noodle Soup

Northwestern Chinese · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour 30 minutes

Lamb Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Liangpi Cold Skin Noodles

Shaanxi · Shaanxi · Serves 2 · 25 minutes with prepared noodles

A practical liangpi recipe using store-bought wheat starch or rice noodles with chile oil, vinegar, cucumber, and gluten or tofu.

Malaysian Laksa

Malaysian Chinese · Malaysian / Peranakan-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Malaysian laksa recipe with coconut curry broth, rice noodles, shrimp or chicken, herbs, and menu-literacy notes.

Rabbit Noodle Soup

Regional Chinese Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour

Rabbit Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Roast Duck Noodle Soup

Cantonese · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes using prepared duck

Roast Duck Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Scallion Oil Noodles

Jiangnan · Shanghainese/Jiangnan · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A scallion oil noodles recipe with fragrant scallion oil, soy sauce, and Jiangnan menu-literacy notes.

Sesame Cold Noodles

Cold Dishes / American Chinese · Cold noodles · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Sesame Cold Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shanghai-Style Noodle Soup

Jiangnan / Shanghai · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 35 minutes

Shanghai-Style Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Singapore Rice Noodles

Cantonese / Diaspora Chinese · Noodle dish · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Singapore Rice Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Small-Pot Rice Noodles

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 2 · 35 minutes

A Yunnan small-pot rice noodles recipe with rice noodles, pork, pickled vegetables, broth, herbs, and chiles.

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 4 · 2.5 hours

A Taiwanese beef noodle soup recipe with beef shank or chuck, soy sauce, aromatics, tomatoes, pickled greens, and wheat noodles.

Taro Duck Rice Vermicelli Soup

Cantonese / Fujian-influenced Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour

Taro Duck Rice Vermicelli Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Vietnamese Chinese Wonton Egg Noodles

Vietnamese Chinese · Vietnamese Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Vietnamese Chinese Wonton Egg Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Wet Chow Fun with Gravy

Cantonese / Hong Kong · Rice noodle dish · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Wet Chow Fun with Gravy recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Wonton Noodle Soup

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Cantonese wonton noodle soup recipe with shrimp-pork wontons, egg noodles, broth, and menu-literacy notes.

Zhajiangmian

Northern · Northern Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

A northern Chinese zhajiangmian recipe with wheat noodles, fermented bean sauce, pork or mushrooms, cucumber, and menu-literacy notes.