eel noodles

{{Short description|Taiwanese noodle dish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox food

| name = Eel noodles

| image = Thick Soup Noodles with Eel - 鱔魚意麵 (4596353688).jpg

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| alternate_name = Siān-hî ì-mī {{cite web |title=Siān-hî ì-mī|url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/sian-hi-i-mi |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher=Taste Atlas}}

| region = Taiwan

| national_cuisine = Taiwan

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| main_ingredient = eel, yi mein

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{{Infobox Chinese

| t = {{linktext|鱔魚|意麵}}

| p = shànyú yìmiàn

| poj = siān-hî ì-mī

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Eel noodles ({{zh|t=鱔魚意麵|p=shànyú yìmiàn|poj=siān-hî ì-mī}}) comprise a signature Taiwanese noodle dish consisting of thick, chewy, egg noodles with young yellow or finless eels, and a brown sweet and sour sauce or viscous soup.{{cite web |title=10 Popular Snack in Tainan|date=10 August 2016 |url=https://asiamarvels.com/10-popular-snack-in-tainan/ |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher=Asia Marvels}} The dish originated from the food capital of Taiwan, Tainan City, which is near the sea. The dish is considered one of the national dishes of Taiwan and can be found in many Taiwanese restaurants and night markets all around the country.{{cite web |title=Eel Noodles|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=36&post=210761&unitname=Snapshots&postname=Eel-Noodles |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher= Taiwan Today |date=17 November 2021}} Eel noodles was featured on the 19 great dishes in Tainan, Taiwan's capital of food by CNN Travel.{{cite news|author-link=Clarissa Wei |last1=Wei |first1=Clarissa |title=Eel Noodles|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tainan-street-food/index.html |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher=CNN Travel |date= 26 February 2012}}