Misua

Misua
Misua
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	麵線
Simplified Chinese	面线
Literal meaning	noodle threads
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	miànxiàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	mī-sòaⁿ
Khmer name
Khmer	មីសួ (mii suə)

*Misua*
	Misua noodles from Taiwan
Alternative names	Wheat vermicelli
Type	Chinese noodles
Place of origin	China
Region or state	Fujian
Main ingredients	Wheat flour
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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.

Misua is made from wheat flour.^[2] Cooking misua usually takes less than two minutes in boiling water, and sometimes significantly less.^{[citation needed]}

Types

In Taiwan, there are two forms of misua. The first is plain, while the second has been steamed at high heat, caramelizing it to a light brown colour. For birthdays, plain misua is usually served plain with pork hocks (猪腳麵線) in stewed broth as a Taiwanese birthday tradition. Brown misua can be cooked for prolonged periods without disintegrating in the cooking broth and is used in oyster vermicelli (蚵仔麵線), a dish popular in Taiwan.^{[citation needed]}

Culture

Misua is cooked during important festivities, and eaten in China as well in Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, and particularly in both Taiwan and the Philippines.^{[citation needed]}

Misua signifies long life in Chinese culture, and as such is a traditional birthday food. Because of this, it is often discouraged to chew or cut misua noodles.^[3] It is usually served with ingredients such as eggs, tofu, bell peppers,^[3] oysters, pig's large intestine,^[2] sponge gourd (known as patola in the Philippines),^[4] shiitake mushroom, beef, shallots, or scallions, roasted nuts or fried fish.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Taiwanese oyster misua
With pork intestines
With Filipino bola-bola
Fried misua with vegetables
With red rice wine and chicken

References

^ ^a ^b Albala, K. (2017). Noodle Soup: Recipes, Techniques, Obsession. University of Illinois Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-252-05019-0. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cosmo, S. (2017). The Ultimate Pasta and Noodle Cookbook. Cider Mill Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-60433-733-4. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "LIST: 'Lucky food' to prepare for Chinese New year, and why". Rappler. January 24, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "Misua Patola". Maggi Philippines.

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[Albala_2017-1] Albala, K. (2017). Noodle Soup: Recipes, Techniques, Obsession. University of Illinois Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-252-05019-0. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

[Cosmo_2017-2] Cosmo, S. (2017). The Ultimate Pasta and Noodle Cookbook. Cider Mill Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-60433-733-4. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[MisuaLongLife-3] "LIST: 'Lucky food' to prepare for Chinese New year, and why". Rappler. January 24, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[MisuaPatola-4] "Misua Patola". Maggi Philippines.

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