Chinese food question??

Question

whats the difference between chow mein, low mein, and chop suey

Answer 1

In Cantonese (a Chinese dialect we use here in Hong Kong, Guang zhou area),

"chow" = stir fry

"low" = toss, mix with

"chop suey" = a variety of different ingredients (vegetables + meat)

therefore,  chow mein is stir fried noodle (the crispy one with sause on the noodle is actually kind of different type, because they fried the noodle till crispy then put the sauce on the noodle) and low mein is something like you have sauce put on the spaghetti and you mix noodle with the sauce together when you serve it.  Chop suey is a stir fried vegetables and meat dish.

Answer 2

Chop suey is a vegetable dish - basically. NO noodles.

Chow mein is stir fried with noodles (or more commonly crispy noodles added)

Answer 3

different things,(meat, veggies) and noodles

Answer 4

The type of noodle you put in there.

Answer 5

Not sure what chop suey is but chow mein is meat and veggies in a sauce served over rice and lo mein is meat and or veggies mixed into noodles.

Answer 6

chow mein is meat and vegetables in a white sauce, served with small crispy noodles

lo mein are spaghetti like noodles tossed in an oil based sauce with vegetables and meat

chop suey is similar to chow mein in that it is vegetables and meat in a thick starchy white sauce.  typically served over rice.

Answer 7

All different kinds of noddles.

Answer 8

Chow mein is a sauce of veggies n meat on rice

Lo mein is a sauce of veggies n meat on noodles

Chop suey is a little spicier sauce