Yi mein

Yi mein
Lobster with e-fu noodles in Hong Kong
Alternative namese-fu noodles, yee-fu noodles, yi noodles, yifu noodles
TypeChinese noodles
Place of originChina
Main ingredientsWheat flour, eggs
yi mein
Traditional Chinese伊麵
Simplified Chinese伊面
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyīmiàn
Yī miàn
Wade–Gilesi-mien
I mien
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationyī mihn
Jyutpingji1 min6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJi-mī
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese伊府麵
Simplified Chinese伊府面
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYī fǔmiàn
Wade–Gilesi-fu-mien
I fu-mien
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationyī fú mihn
Jyutpingji1 fu2 min6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJi-hú-mī

Yi mein or yimian is a variety of flat Cantonese egg noodles made from wheat flour. They are known for their golden brown color and chewy characteristics. The slightly chewy and slightly spongy texture of the noodles is due to the lye water used in making the dough, which is then fried and dried into flat patty-like dried bricks.