Char kway teow

Char kway teow (sometimes also spelled as char kuey teow, ) is a food made with stir-fried noodles made from rice. It comes from Southeast Asia. The dish is of southern Chinese origin. In Hokkien and Teochew, char means 'stir-fried' and kway teow refers to flat rice noodles. It is made with flat rice noodles () or kway teow (; ). The noodles are between 0.5 and 1 cm wide. They are stir-fried over very high heat with garlic, light and dark soy sauce, chilli paste, whole prawns, shelled blood cockles, chopped Chinese chives, slices of Chinese sausage and bean sprouts. Other thngs that are commonly added include fishcake and belachan. 

The dish was first created and cooked for Chinese laborers in the Southeast Asia region. It has become popular within the region from the late 20th century onwards. It is very popular in Malaysia and Singapore. The dish is said to be unhealthy because it has a high amount of saturated fat. This is because it is traditionally stir-fried in pork fat with pork lard.

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Category:Fried foods
Category:Hong Kong culture
Category:Singaporean food