Misua
Type of Chinese wheat noodles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Misua (also spelled mee sua or miswa; Chinese: 麵線; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mī-sòaⁿ), also known as wheat vermicelli, is a very thin variety of salted noodles made from wheat flour.[1] It originated in Fujian, China.[1] The noodles differ from mifen (rice vermicelli) and cellophane noodles in that those varieties are made from rice and mung beans, respectively.
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Alternative names | Wheat vermicelli |
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Type | Chinese noodles |
Place of origin | China |
Region or state | Fujian |
Main ingredients | Wheat flour |
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Quick Facts Misua, Chinese name ...
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Traditional Chinese | 麵線 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 面线 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | noodle threads | ||||||||||
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Khmer | មីសួ (mii suə) | ||||||||||
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Misua is made from wheat flour.[2] Cooking misua usually takes less than two minutes in boiling water, and sometimes significantly less.[citation needed]