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Alternative names | Rice noodles, rice sticks |
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Type | Rice noodles |
Place of origin | East Asia |
Region or state | East Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia |
Main ingredients | Rice |
Variations | Guìlín mǐfěn |
Rice vermicelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 米粉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burmese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burmese | ဆန် ကြာဆံ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | bún | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chữ Nôm | 𡅊 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thai name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thai | เส้นหมี่ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RTGS | sen mee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kana | ビーフン | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malay name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | bihun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | bihun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Filipino name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tagalog | bihon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tamil name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tamil | சேவை (sevai) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lao name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lao | ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ (Khao poon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khmer name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khmer | នំបញ្ចុក (num bănhchŏk) |
Rice vermicelli is a thin form of noodle. [1] It is sometimes referred to as "rice noodles" or "rice sticks", but should not be confused with cellophane noodles, a different Asian type of vermicelli made from mung bean starch or rice starch rather than rice grains themselves.
Rice vermicelli is a part of several Asian cuisines, where it is often eaten as part of a soup dish, stir-fry, or salad. One particularly well-known, slightly thicker variety, called Guìlín mǐfěn (桂林米粉), comes from the southern Chinese city of Guilin, where it is a breakfast staple.
Rice vermicelli is widely known in Asia by cognates of Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, lit. 'rice vermicelli'). These include bīfun ( Japan), bíjon or bihon ( Philippines), bee hoon ( Singapore), bihun or mee hoon ( Malaysia and Indonesia), and mee hoon ( Southern Thailand). Other names include num banh chok ( Cambodia), hsan-kya-zan ( Myanmar), and bún ( Vietnam).
Beginning July 1, 2014, Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan rules have been in effect that only products made of 100% rice can be labeled and sold as "米粉" in Taiwan, usually translated as "rice vermicelli" or "rice noodle". If the product contains starch or other kinds of grain powder as ingredients but is made of at least 50% rice, it is to be labeled as "調和米粉", meaning "blended rice vermicelli". [2] Products made of less than 50% rice cannot be labelled as rice vermicelli. [3]
Despite colloquially referred to as rice noodles in the Philippines, nearly all retail "bihon" in the country is made of potato starch instead of rice.
As the term 米粉 (mifen) literally only means "rice noodles" in Chinese, there is considerable variation among rice noodles granted this name. In Hubei and historically in much of Hunan, mifen refers to thick, flat rice noodles made using a wet mix, similar to shahe fen. In Changde, the term refer to thick, round noodles that has supplanted the other mifen in Hunan. [4] These are mifen in China, but not rice vermicelli noodles.
In Malaysia, rice vermicelli may be found as mihun, mi hoon, mee hoon, bihun, or bee hoon.
There are various types of bihun soup, from pork noodles, chicken meat, fish balls and the list goes on, basically alternatives to different noodles that you prefer.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2013) |
Alternative names | Rice noodles, rice sticks |
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Type | Rice noodles |
Place of origin | East Asia |
Region or state | East Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia |
Main ingredients | Rice |
Variations | Guìlín mǐfěn |
Rice vermicelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 米粉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burmese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burmese | ဆန် ကြာဆံ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | bún | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chữ Nôm | 𡅊 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thai name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thai | เส้นหมี่ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RTGS | sen mee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kana | ビーフン | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malay name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | bihun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | bihun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Filipino name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tagalog | bihon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tamil name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tamil | சேவை (sevai) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lao name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lao | ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ (Khao poon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khmer name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khmer | នំបញ្ចុក (num bănhchŏk) |
Rice vermicelli is a thin form of noodle. [1] It is sometimes referred to as "rice noodles" or "rice sticks", but should not be confused with cellophane noodles, a different Asian type of vermicelli made from mung bean starch or rice starch rather than rice grains themselves.
Rice vermicelli is a part of several Asian cuisines, where it is often eaten as part of a soup dish, stir-fry, or salad. One particularly well-known, slightly thicker variety, called Guìlín mǐfěn (桂林米粉), comes from the southern Chinese city of Guilin, where it is a breakfast staple.
Rice vermicelli is widely known in Asia by cognates of Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, lit. 'rice vermicelli'). These include bīfun ( Japan), bíjon or bihon ( Philippines), bee hoon ( Singapore), bihun or mee hoon ( Malaysia and Indonesia), and mee hoon ( Southern Thailand). Other names include num banh chok ( Cambodia), hsan-kya-zan ( Myanmar), and bún ( Vietnam).
Beginning July 1, 2014, Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan rules have been in effect that only products made of 100% rice can be labeled and sold as "米粉" in Taiwan, usually translated as "rice vermicelli" or "rice noodle". If the product contains starch or other kinds of grain powder as ingredients but is made of at least 50% rice, it is to be labeled as "調和米粉", meaning "blended rice vermicelli". [2] Products made of less than 50% rice cannot be labelled as rice vermicelli. [3]
Despite colloquially referred to as rice noodles in the Philippines, nearly all retail "bihon" in the country is made of potato starch instead of rice.
As the term 米粉 (mifen) literally only means "rice noodles" in Chinese, there is considerable variation among rice noodles granted this name. In Hubei and historically in much of Hunan, mifen refers to thick, flat rice noodles made using a wet mix, similar to shahe fen. In Changde, the term refer to thick, round noodles that has supplanted the other mifen in Hunan. [4] These are mifen in China, but not rice vermicelli noodles.
In Malaysia, rice vermicelli may be found as mihun, mi hoon, mee hoon, bihun, or bee hoon.
There are various types of bihun soup, from pork noodles, chicken meat, fish balls and the list goes on, basically alternatives to different noodles that you prefer.