Pronunciation
English Name

beef chow fun

Cantonese (Traditional)

乾炒牛河

Simplified Chinese

干炒牛河

Mandarin (Pinyin)

gān chǎo niú hé


Yale Romanization

gōn cháau ngàuh hòh

Character Breakdown

乾炒 is “dry-fried” ( is dry( and is “stir-fried”) which refers to the technique of stir-frying with only oil, no or little additional liquids are sauces added, is short for 牛肉 is *beef ( is cow) and 河 is short for 河粉 (hòh fán) which is the flat rice noodle.

beef chow fun
About This Dish

A Cantonese classic, beef chow fun consists of wide flat rice noodles stir-fried with beef and bean sprouts.

Quick Facts
Categories:
點心
粵菜
茶餐廳
河粉
Yale:
gōn cháau ngàuh hòh