Does "Lo mein" really mean spaghetti?!
Does "Lo mein" really mean spaghetti?
Answers: None of the above answers are correct. "lo mien" (lo=stir; mien=noodles) literally means "stirred noodles" in Chinese (mandarin) - it is generally made by stir-frying a topping of some sort: meat, tofu, vegetables, with some sauce made from thickened broth seasoned with wine, soy sauce and sesame oil. lo mein is a word the Chinese use for spaghetti noodles. but they always add meat and vegetables to it. No, spaghetti is a Italian food while ''lo mein'' is a Chinese food. Lo mein is noodles, a variety of thick to thin noodles. Spaghetti is a great substitute for the actual Chinese noodle. No, it actually means "soft noodle". Lo is mean >stir ingredients together<, Mein is noodle in Chinese.
Lo Mein is usually sauce and cooked meat mix into noodle after removed from stove.