SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to food@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 days agoIf I lived in China I would be happy because every day I could go out and get delicious lo mein noodles for lunch.message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareIf I lived in China I would be happy because every day I could go out and get delicious lo mein noodles for lunch.SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to food@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlorn [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoIt’s the opposite. Americans, especially on the west coast, use the term “chow mein” for what is properly called “lo mein”.
minus-squaremkultrawide [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoMaybe that’s a west coast thing, but on the east coast and in the south, chow mein is usually called lo mein.
minus-squareFlorn [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoWhat I’m saying is that on the west coast, the term “lo mein” isn’t really used. The dish “lo mein” is served under the name “chow mein”.
It’s the opposite. Americans, especially on the west coast, use the term “chow mein” for what is properly called “lo mein”.
Maybe that’s a west coast thing, but on the east coast and in the south, chow mein is usually called lo mein.
What I’m saying is that on the west coast, the term “lo mein” isn’t really used. The dish “lo mein” is served under the name “chow mein”.