What is the difference between "lo mein" and "chow mein"?

Question

What is the difference between "lo mein" and "chow mein"?

Answer 1

how they are spelled

Answer 2

both are noodles made with egg and flour.

lo mein is thicker and cooked with sauce.

chow mein is drier and thinner.

Answer 3

lo mein is braised noodles whilst chow mein is fried noodles

Answer 4

Both lo mein and chow mein are made with Chinese egg noodles - wheat flour noodles with egg added. Mein or mian is the Chinese word for noodles. Lo Mein means "tossed noodles," while chow mein or chao mian means "fried noodles."In chow mein, the noodles are fried separately. Usually, the fried noodles are combined with the meat, vegetables and other ingredients in the wok at the end of cooking.

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