Youmian

幼麵

幼面

Literal meaning

thin noodle

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	yòu miàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	jau3 min6

Youmian (lit. "thin noodles") are a variety of Chinese noodle widely used in Southern China, especially in the cuisines of Hong Kong and Guangdong. It has also been selectively used in the cuisines of Shanghai, Malaysia, and Singapore. Youmian is also used in some dishes in the overseas Chinese communities.

Description

Thin noodles are generally made with eggs.

One well known variety of thin noodles is called 全蛋麵 (Cantonese jyutping: cyun4 daan6 min6; Pinyin: quán dàn miàn; translating roughly as "whole egg noodles"). This variety is almost exclusively found in East and Southeast Asia, in regions with sizable Chinese populations.

Use in dishes

Preparation

Depending on the cuisine style, thin noodles may be boiled with some type of broth or stir fried in a wok.

List of use in dishes

Cantonese cuisine

Wonton noodle
Lo mein
Beef ball noodle
Fish ball noodle
Fish slice noodle
Hong Kong pan fried noodle (海鮮炒麵)

Shanghai cuisine

Shanghai pan fried noodle

Cantonese cuisine

Main dishes	Bao yu Bird's nest soup Buddha's delight Cantonese seafood soup Chinese steamed eggs Congee Crispy fried chicken Dragon tiger phoenix Hot pot Seafood birdsnest Shark fin soup Snake bite chicken Soy sauce chicken Subgum Sweet and sour pork White boiled shrimp White cut chicken Wonton noodle Yangzhou fried rice

Dim sum and yum cha	Almond jelly Beef tripe Cha siu baau Chicken feet Coconut bar Har gow Jau gok Jiaozi Jin deui Lo mai gai Nian gao Nuomici Ox-tongue pastry Rice noodle roll Shaomai Spring roll Steamed meatball Swiss Wing Taro cake Taro dumpling Tendon (meal) Tofu skin roll Turnip cake Water chestnut cake You tiao Zhaliang

Siu laap	Char siu Chinese sausage Lou mei Orange cuttlefish Roast goose Siu mei Siu yuk White cut chicken

Desserts and pastry	Almond biscuit Biscuit roll Deuk Deuk Tong Douhua Ginger milk curd Mooncake Red bean soup Sausage bun Tong sui White sugar sponge cake

Condiments and spices	Fermented bean curd Five-spice powder XO sauce

Ingredients	Beef ball Black bean paste Chenpi Fermented black beans Fish ball Fish slice Frog legs Garland chrysanthemum Kai-lan Mantis shrimp Pig's ear (food) Prawn ball Rapeseed Saang mein Sea cucumber (food) Shahe fen Shrimp roe noodles Spare ribs Suan cai Tofu skin Wonton Yi mein Zha cai

Others	Chinese herb tea Dried shredded squid

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Hong Kong cuisine

Food	Almond biscuit Almond jelly Bakkwa Banana roll Bao yu Beef ball Beef bun Beef chow fun Bird's nest soup Biscuit roll Buddha's delight Cart noodle Cha siu bao Char siu Chinese herb tea Chinese sausage Cocktail bun Coconut bar Congee Cream bun Crispy fried chicken Deuk Deuk Tong Dim sum Douhua Dried shredded squid Egg tart Egg waffle Fish ball Fish slice Flame on the iceberg Got fan Ham and egg bun Haw flakes Hong Kong-style milk tea Hot pot Jerky Jin deui Kai-lan Lai fun Mango pomelo sago Mango pudding Mister Softee Nuomici Ox-tongue pastry Paper wrapped cake Peanut butter bun Pineapple bun Poon choi Put chai ko Rapeseed Red bean ice Rice noodle roll Rice roll Roast goose Roasted pig Rousong Saang mein Sausage bun Sea cucumber Seafood birdsnest Shahe fen Singapore style noodles Siu mei Steamed meatball Steamed rice roll Shrimp roe noodles Stinky tofu Sweetheart cake Swiss Wing Taro cake Taro dumpling Tea egg Tofu skin roll Water caltrop Water chestnut cake White boiled shrimp White cut chicken White sugar sponge cake Wonton Wonton noodle XO sauce Yeung Chow fried rice Yi mein Yuanyang Zha cai Zhaliang

Films	The Banquet (1991) Shogun and Little Kitchen (1992) The Chinese Feast (1995) The God of Cookery (1996) Kung Fu Chefs (2009)

TV series	Magic Chef (2005)

Culture	Hong Kong tea culture Siu yeh One bowl with two pieces Speakeasy Yum cha

Places	Cha chaan teng Dai pai dong

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Noodles

Variants

Chinese	Biangbiang noodles Cellophane noodles Cumian Jook-sing noodles Juanfen Lamian Lai fun Migan Mixian Misua Mung bean sheets Oil noodles Rice noodles Rice vermicelli Saang mein Shahe fen Shrimp roe noodles Silver needle noodles Yi mein Youmian

Japanese	Ramen Tsukemen Shirataki noodles Soba Sōmen Udon

Korean	Cheonsachae Dotori guksu Garak guksu Jjamppong Jjolmyeon Ramyeon

Others	Halušky Khanom chin Spätzle

Dishes

Chinese	Ants climbing a tree Banmian Beef chow fun Beef noodle soup Char kway teow Chow mein Crossing the bridge noodles Dandan noodles Hokkien mee Hot dry noodles Kuy teav Liangpi Lo mein Mee pok Millinge Satay bee hoon Shanghai fried noodles Wonton noodles Zhajiangmian

Japanese	Yaki udon Yakisoba Champon

Korean	Bibim guksu Jajangmyeon Japchae Janchi guksu Jatguksu Kalguksu Kongguksu Makguksu Milmyeon Naengmyeon

Filipino	Pancit estacion Pancit Malabon

Thai	Khao soi Mi krop Nam ngiao Bami nam tok Phat khi mao Pad Thai Phat si-io Rat na

Vietnamese	Bánh canh Bánh cuốn Bánh hỏi Bún bò Huế Bún mắm Bún ốc Bún riêu Bún thịt nướng Cao lầu Mì Quảng Pho

Indonesian / Malay	Bakmi Kwetiau goreng Mie aceh Mie ayam Mie bakso Mie celor Mie goreng Mie kangkung Mie kering Mie kocok Mie koclok Mi rebus

Others	Feu Kesme Thukpa

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