Lo mein

Lo mein
A plate of Cantonese-style lo mein
CourseMain course
Place of originChina
Region or stateGuangdong
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsNoodles, soy sauce, vegetables, chicken, pork, beef, shrimp
Lo mein
Traditional Chinese撈麵
Simplified Chinese捞面
Literal meaningnoodles
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinlāo miàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationlōu mihn
Jyutpinglou1 min6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJhôo-mī
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese拌麵
Simplified Chinese拌面
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinbàn miàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationbuhn mihn
Jyutpingbun6 min6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJpuānn-mī

Lo mein (traditional Chinese: 撈麵/撈麪; simplified Chinese: 捞面; Cantonese Yale: lou1 min6; pinyin: lāo miàn) is a Chinese dish with noodles. It often contains vegetables and some type of meat or seafood, usually beef, chicken, pork, or shrimp. It may also be served with wontons (called húntun 餛飩/馄饨 in Mandarin), and it can also be eaten with just vegetables.