Misua
{{Short description|Type of Chinese wheat noodles}}
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| alternate_name = Wheat vermicelli
| country = China
| region = Fujian
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| main_ingredient = Wheat flour
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Misua (also spelled mee sua or miswa; {{lang-zh|t={{linktext|麵線}}|poj=mī-sòaⁿ}}), also known as wheat vermicelli, is a very thin variety of salted noodles made from wheat flour. It originated in Fujian, China. The noodles differ from mifen (rice vermicelli) and cellophane noodles in that those varieties are made from rice and mung beans, respectively.
Misua is made from wheat flour. Cooking misua usually takes less than two minutes in boiling water, and sometimes significantly less.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}
Types
In Taiwan, there are two forms of misua. The first is plain, while the second has been steamed at high heat, caramelizing it to a light brown colour. For birthdays, plain misua is usually served plain with pork hocks ({{lang|zh-Hant|猪腳麵線}}) in stewed broth as a Taiwanese birthday tradition. Brown misua can be cooked for prolonged periods without disintegrating in the cooking broth and is used in oyster vermicelli ({{lang|zh-Hant|蚵仔麵線}}), a dish popular in Taiwan.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}
Culture
Misua is cooked during important festivities, and eaten in China as well in Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, and particularly in both Taiwan and the Philippines.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}
Misua signifies long life in Chinese culture, and as such is a traditional birthday food. Because of this, it is often discouraged to chew or cut misua noodles.{{Cite news |date=January 24, 2020 |title=LIST: 'Lucky food' to prepare for Chinese New year, and why |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/list-lucky-food-chinese-new-year/ |access-date=August 18, 2022}} It is usually served with ingredients such as eggs, tofu, bell peppers, oysters, pig's large intestine, sponge gourd (known as patola in the Philippines),{{Cite web |title=Misua Patola |url=https://www.maggi.ph/recipes/misua-patola |website=Maggi Philippines}} shiitake mushroom, beef, shallots, or scallions, roasted nuts or fried fish.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}
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Gallery
Food (24908816444).jpg|Taiwanese oyster misua
File:Food (43938724084).jpg|With pork intestines
Food 綜合麵線, 麵線傳奇, 台北 (22744875453).jpg
Miswajf7582.JPG|With Filipino bola-bola
Misua noodles.jpg|Fried misua with vegetables
File:Red Rice Wine Misua.jpg|With red rice wine and chicken
See also
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References
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