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char kway teownoun
A Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stirfry ingredients.
Etymology: From 炒貴刁
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Char kway teow
Char kway teow, literally "stir-fried ricecake strips", is a popular noodle dish in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,and Singapore. The dish was, especially in Singapore, can be best enjoyed at Hawker Centers and food courts. It is one of the favorite national dishes in Singapore. It is made from flat rice noodles of approximately 1 cm or about 0.5 cm in width, stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chilli, a small quantity of belachan, whole prawns, deshelled cockles, bean sprouts and chopped Chinese chives. The dish is commonly stir-fried with egg, slices of Chinese sausage and fishcake, and less commonly with other ingredients. Char kway teow is traditionally stir-fried in pork fat, with crisp croutons of pork lard, and commonly served on a piece of banana leaf on a plate. Char kway teow has a reputation of being unhealthy due to its high saturated fat content. However, when the dish was first invented, it was mainly served to labourers. The high fat content and low cost of the dish made it attractive to these people as it was a cheap source of energy and nutrients. When the dish was first served, it was often sold by fishermen, farmers and cockle-gatherers who doubled as char kway teow hawkers in the evening to supplement their income.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of char kway teow in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of char kway teow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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