In Hokkien, the word char means âstir-friedâ, and kway teow means ârice cake stripsâ, referring to the noodles. Char kuey Teow is a dish of flat rice noodles and tubular yellow wheat noodles fried in garlic, sweet soya sauce and lard, with ingredients such as egg, Chinese waxed sausage, fishcake, beansprouts and cockles.
