麻醬麵

Pronunciation

English Name

sesame noodles

Cantonese (Traditional)

麻醬麵

Simplified Chinese

麻酱面

Mandarin (Pinyin)

má jiàng miàn

Yale Romanization

màh jeung mihn

Character Breakdown

麻醬 is sesame sauce (麻 is short for sesame, 芝麻, and 醬 is sauce)). 麵 is noodles, so 麻醬麵 is sesame sauce noodles.

sesame noodles

About This Dish

A Shanghai dish, noodles in a creamy sesame sauce.

Variations

蔥油拌麵

scallion oil noodles

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Quick Facts

Categories:: 滬菜

麵
Yale:: màh jeung mihn

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