Xiamen Chow Mei Fun (Rice Noodles) by: Bill 47 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:3/26/2023Updated:3/26/2023 Xiamen Chow Mei Fun (厦门炒米粉) is a tasty rice noodle dish served at many Chinese restaurants and often served at weekend dim sum brunches.Although it’s probably not as well-known as the curry-spiced Singapore Noodles (not from Singapore, but from Hong Kong), it’s just as delicious! Note: This recipe was originally posted on November 14, 2014.We have since updated it with clearer photos and instructions, nutritional info, and metric measurements.

Enjoy! Origins of Xiamen Chow Mei fun Xiamen (厦门) is a city in the Fujian Province of southern China. We have also seen this dish on menus translated as “Amoy Fried Rice Noodle,” as Amoy is the pronunciation of the city’s name in the local dialect.If you’re ever in doubt as to whether you’re ordering this dish from a Chinese menu, simply look at the Chinese translation.If you see the city, 厦门, in the Chinese name of the dish, you’ll know that you’re getting Xiamen Chow Mei Fun! “Chow” in Cantonese means “stir-fried,” while “mei fun” refers to thin rice vermicelli noodles.

For more recipes using this noodle, check out our Singapore Mei Fun and Judy’s Chicken Mei Fun.We also have a delicious Mushroom Mei Fun recipe in our new cookbook! These thin rice vermicelli noodles are popular throughout Southern China, and the Xiamen

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