Cantonese · noodle
Wonton Noodle Soup
云吞面 · Yúntūn Miàn
Cantonese wonton soup with thin egg noodles, prawn-and-pork wontons, light shrimp-stock broth, scallion garnish.
Cantonese wonton noodle soup is the canonical southern noodle dish. Thin springy egg-and-flour noodles with 6–8 small wontons (wrapped prawn-and-pork), in a shrimp-and-pork-stock broth, garnished with chopped scallion. Hong Kong's Mak's Noodle and Tsim Chai Kee on Wellington Street are the iconic houses.
Where to try
Hong Kong: Mak's Noodle (multiple branches), Tsim Chai Kee, Wing Wah. Guangzhou: many small noodle houses.
Dietary notes
Wheat (gluten), shellfish, pork.
Cities to try Wonton Noodle Soup
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