Che Chai noodles why called Che Chai noodles?
Chezai noodles, that is, instant noodles (called instant noodles in the Mainland), "Chezai noodles" this name, is the Hong Kong dialect phonetic translation over Oh! Hong Kong people pronounce the word "car" as "Che Chai", and the noodles bought on the cart are called "Che Chai Noodles".
What kind of noodle is Che Chai Noodle
Che Chai Noodle is a kind of cheap noodle in Hong Kong. Che Chai Noodles appeared in the 1950s, a time when the standard of living of Hong Kong people was low. Domestic refugees came to Hong Kong, difficult to make a living, the streets of Hong Kong appeared mobile vendors, the most is to set up a car noodles stalls selling curry fish balls and car noodles, a kind of cooked food. The wooden carts used to sell the noodles were equipped with metal "cooking compartments" containing soup, noodles and toppings, so that customers could freely choose their noodles, toppings and soup, and usually paid more than 10 dollars for a full meal.
The difference between Chezai noodles and instant noodles
1, the difference in practice
Chezai noodles are handmade, non-fried, instant noodles with a set of machines, and instant noodles are fried
2, the difference in taste
Chezai noodles are soft, handmade noodles, a little bit like boiled soft hot noodles. Instant noodles are hard fried noodles, soaked in boiling water and softened, but still very elastic
3, shelf-life difference
The shelf life of the car noodles is shorter, because the non-fried, instant noodles are not easy to be bad after frying, and added more preservatives, can be stored for a long time
Cheat noodle and instant noodle which is tasty
Personally I think Cheat noodle is delicious.
I added my own shredded cucumber, mixed up very fragrant, do not need to cook for too long, direct water boiling over a bit of dispersal can be fished up, has been recommended to the side of the friend Oh, this car is really too good, like I used to buy the flavor of the same inside the Guangzhou 7-ELEVEn, directly hoarded a box of slowly eat, but also non-fried noodles, much stronger than noodles.