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Char Kway Teow

Name: Char Kway Teow
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 200g flat rice noodles; 100g prawns; 2 links Chinese sausage; 100g bean sprouts; 3 cloves garlic; 2 large egg; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp chili paste; 2 stalks spring onions; 2 tbsp lard or cooking oil

Char Kway Teow is a popular stir-fried noodle dish from Singapore, known for its smoky aroma and rich umami flavor. It combines flat rice noodles with ingredients like prawns, Chinese sausage, and eggs, reflecting the multicultural influences in Singaporean cuisine.

10 ingredients

smokyumamisavoryspicyslightly sweet

Culinary DNA Preview

Chinese70%

Indigenous30%

Ingredients

flat rice noodles
200g
prawns
100g
Chinese sausage
2 links
bean sprouts
100g
garlic
3 cloves
egg
2 large
dark soy sauce
2 tbsp
chili paste
1 tbsp
spring onions
2 stalks
lard or cooking oil
2 tbsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating from the Chinese immigrant communities in Southeast Asia, Char Kway Teow became a staple hawker dish in Singapore, blending local ingredients with Chinese cooking techniques.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Chinese70%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

stir-frying scrambling wok cooking

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