Singapore-style noodles

noun

A Cantonese dish of stir-fried cooked rice vermicelli with meat, vegetables, scrambled eggs, and curry powder.

Meanings

nounSingapore-style noodles pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA Cantonese dish of stir-fried cooked rice vermicelli with meat, vegetables, scrambled eggs, and curry powder.

    Synonyms: Singapore fried noodles, Singapore noodles

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Cantonese dish of stir-fried cooked rice vermicelli with meat, vegetables, scrambled eggs, and curry powder.

Origin

The dish was developed by Cantonese chefs in the mid-20th century and has no connection with Singapore, where it is not well known.

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Singapore-style noodles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singapore-style%20noodles

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Singapore-style noodles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singapore-style%20noodles.

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