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Type of Chinese wheat noodles

Misua

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

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_]

Misua being made in Penghu, Taiwan

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_]

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] shiitake mushroom, beef, shallots, or scallions, roasted nuts or fried fish.[_citation needed_]

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  Fried misua with vegetables
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  With red rice wine and chicken
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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ a b "LIST: 'Lucky food' to prepare for Chinese New year, and why". Rappler. January 24, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2022.