Shrimp roe noodles

{{Short description|Chinese noodle variety}}

{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Shrimp roe noodles

| image = ShrimproeCloseup.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = The very tiny black dots are a trademark of the noodle.

| alternate_name = Shrimp noodles

| country = Hong Kong or Guangdong[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx5vLnctErY Youtube]

| region = Hong Kong

| creator =

| course =

| type = Chinese noodles

| served =

| main_ingredient = Shrimp roe, wheat flour, salt, tapioca flour, monosodium glutamate

| variations =

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| other =

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{{Chinese

| t = 蝦子麵

| s = 虾子面

| j = haa1 zi2 min6

| poj = hê-tsí-mī

| p = xiāzǐ miàn

| l = shrimp egg noodle

}}

Shrimp roe noodles or shrimp noodles are a variety of Chinese noodle popular in Hong Kong and Guangdong. One of the special characteristic that distinguish this noodle from the many other varieties of Chinese noodle is the salty shrimp roe forming tiny black spots on strips of the noodles.CNN Go [http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/40-things-eat-hong-kong-coronary-arrest-820489 40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105093220/http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/40-things-eat-hong-kong-coronary-arrest-820489 |date=2012-11-05 }} 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-09

Production

The noodle is made of wheat flour, salt, tapioca flour, monosodium glutamate (MSG), and shrimp roe.Shrimp roe noodle packaging It comes in a palm-sized hard noodle bundle. Mix the shrimp, eggs, flour and other materials, and then put the dough is placed into a mechanical press with holes through which the dough is forced to form strands of noodles.GoBeyondtheMall [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=138&v=3JWmksbbshQ] 12 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-12

Preparation

Because this noodle has some taste of its own, the most common method of cooking is directly boiling the noodles. Soy sauce or additional flavorings can still be added. Depending on the noodle brand, the black dots may disappear after cooking.

Gallery

Image:ShrimpRoeNoodle uncooked.jpg|Uncooked shrimp roe noodles

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