There are many English names for this type of noodles which include: mung bean vermicelli, cellophane noodles, bean vermicelli, Chinese vermicelli, glass noodles. However, do you know what it is called in Teochew Uê? It is called hung2ciam1.
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hung2ciam1 |
粉纖｜粉纤 |
cellophane
noodles |
You can read its entry in Zhang Xiao Shan’s 2nd
Edition Teochew dictionary on page 877.
It too has a lot of Mandarin names which include 冬粉 / 粉絲 / 豆粉絲
It is often written incorrectly in Teochew as 粉簽｜粉签 where
the ciam1 is in ciam1mian5 簽名
as in to sign one’s name.
The ciam1 纖
in the glass noodles means fine or delicate.
You can hear about cooking this noodle in this video and the person speaks with a Dio'Ion accent.
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