This article is about the noodle dish also known as "chao fen" or "chow fun". For the family of fried rice dishes known as "chao fan", see Chinese fried rice.
Shahe fen (沙河粉), or simply he fen (河粉), is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice.[1][2] Its Minnan Chinese name, 粿條 (pronounced guǒtiáo in Mandarin), is adapted into alternate names which are widely encountered in Southeast Asia, such as kway teow, kwetiau, and kuetiau; Thai: ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (kuaitiao). Shahe fen is often stir-fried with meat and/or vegetables in a dish called chao fen (炒粉; pinyin: chǎo fěn). While chao fen is a transliteration of Mandarin, chow fun from Cantonese (see the main article at beef chow fun) is the name most often given to the dish in Chinese restaurants in North America.
