Yi mein – 伊麵 – Flat Egg Noodles

Looking for an easy noodle recipe on this hot, humid, lazy summer day….then came across with this popular dish that I love growing up.  Dried fried yi mein (乾炒伊麵) is a very popular dish served in most Chinese restaurant.  They serve this dish for birthday and wedding banquet as well.  It usually comes together with the fried rice at the end of the banquet, as the noodle represents a long life and/or a long marriage.

Yi Mein is a type of Chinese flat egg noodles, made from wheat flour.  They are known for their golden yellow color and the chewy characteristics.  The noodles are usually available in dried form, and involves soaking to make it “stir fried-able”.  It is usually served with shredded port, mushroom, and sometimes with crab meat.

Now I don’t have any of these noodles on hand, and am way too lazy to drive 20 minutes to the nearest Chinese grocery store to get the noodles.  I have some other noodles in the refrigerator, let’s see if that will work.  I will report on that later this week!