sing1 zau1 caau2 mai5星洲炒米
Jyutpingsing1 zau1 caau2 mai5
Yalesīng jāu cháau máih
Definition
Singapore-style stir-fried rice vermicelli, typically prepared with char siu, shrimp, and chicken.
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How it's used
Ordering this dish is a staple of the Hong Kong tea restaurant experience. The curry powder gives it a distinct yellow hue and a spicy kick that is absent in the original version found in Singapore or Malaysia. Locals often shorten the name to 星米 when ordering to sound more casual and efficient.
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dip2碟dípExamples
The Singapore-style noodles at the tea restaurant have a great wok hei.
Do you want to have a plate of Singapore-style noodles today?
Related words
Common phrases
a plate of Singapore-style noodles
Common mistake
Do not expect this dish to taste like the version served in Singapore, as the Hong Kong style is a unique local adaptation heavily reliant on curry powder.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
