Lai fun are a short and thick rice noodle often used in soups. Ho fun (or he fun) are very wide and flat rice noodles often stir-fried with soy sauce or used in soups.
Gon chow ngau ho – dry-fried beef rice noodles – is a beloved dish in Hong ... you don’t cook too much at once – it’s best to stir-fry enough for a maximum of two people at a time ...
You can substitute the similar wood ear mushrooms. Serve these noodles with fresh lime juice and sambal belacan - chilli shrimp paste, which you can either buy (it comes in jars) or make yourself.
Dark soy sauce is tossed with rice noodles and beef, resulting in a recipe that’s big on flavour — but will be on the table in just 20 minutes. Celine Chung's stir-fried noodles with beef ho fun.