[i really don't remember eating this but i believe it is some sort of chow mei-fun (stir-fried rice noodles) in butchered chinese transliteration. i can imagine that it was good and pretend that i remember eating it just to make this posting sound more legit.]
[linguine con vongole -- wasn't very good but it looked ok].
the first purportedly written record of noodles (miàn or mein 麵 in mandarin/cantonese) was before 300 C.E. during the east han dynasty. likely these noodles were likely made of types of millet, unlike today's noodles which are mostly made of wheat or rice.
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[some tong mein (soup noodles) that i had and devoured].
today, it is estimated that at least 30% of all wheat production in the world is consumed in the form of noodles (though i would like to find out where that number comes from). in chinese culture, noodles represent longevity (likely the longer you live, the more noodles one can eat). in chinese receptions, noodles are one of the 8 to 11 dishes that are served, each dish representing something i can't remember (something to do with babies, money and/or finding a wife who's not fideous).
anyways, all i wanted to say this post was that lai-mein (pulled noodles) is so farking awesome.
[the best lai-mein i've had in the last 4 months at d & j shanghai restaurant. frawley ate most of it though.]
lai-mein is something else, especially if you can watch it being made... will post more on that in the near future.
[i might have forgotten to mention that i don't actually live in hong kong but if i did, i would be one fatass.]
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