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The term 'chow mein' means 'stir-fried noodles', also loosely translated as fried noodles in English, chow (Chinese: 炒; pinyin: chǎo) meaning 'stir-fried' (or sautéed) and mein (simplified Chinese: 面; traditional Chinese: 麵; pinyin: Miàn) meaning noodles.
Look for Chinese egg noodles (lo mein-style noodles). Spaghetti, Linguine, or Fettuccine. YES, you can make use spaghetti to make a noodle stir fry. This is what we use 95% of the time.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, then stir-fry the ginger, garlic, carrot, pepper and mangetout, sugar snap or frozen peas over a high heat for 2-3 mins. Drain the noodles thoroughly, add to the pan with the onions and beansprouts, if using, then stir-fry for 2 mins.
Stir frying (Chinese: 炒; pinyin: chǎo; Wade–Giles: ch'ao3; Cantonese Yale: cháau) is a cooking technique in which ingredients are fried in a small amount of very hot oil while being stirred or tossed in a wok.
Lo mein (traditional Chinese: 撈麵/撈麪; simplified Chinese: 捞面; Cantonese Yale: lou1 min6; pinyin: lāo miàn) is a Chinese dish with noodles.