How many calories in char kway teow
A plate of char kway teow has about 740 kcal, with 23 g of protein.
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Char kway teow is flat rice noodles fried over a very hot fire with dark soy sauce, prawns, cockles, Chinese sausage, egg, bean sprouts and chives. Penang and Singapore both claim the best one.
A plate is 740 kcal, with 80 g of carbs, 37 g of fat and 23 g of protein. The noodles are the carbs, and the fat comes from the oil or lard in the wok and the sausage.
That smoky taste from the wok is called wok hei. It's also why there's so much oil in it.
Tips
- 1Ask for less oil, a good hawker can still get the smoke in.
- 2Go for extra bean sprouts and fewer slices of sausage.
- 3Share a plate and add a side of greens.
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Questions
What is char kway teow?
Flat rice noodles stir fried with dark soy sauce, prawns, cockles, Chinese sausage, egg and bean sprouts.
What does char kway teow mean?
It's Hokkien for stir fried flat rice noodles.
Why is char kway teow high in calories?
It's fried in a lot of oil or lard, and there's sausage in it. The fat makes up nearly half the calories.
How much protein is in char kway teow?
About 23 g in a plate, from the prawns, cockles, egg and sausage.
How many calories in two plates?
About 1,480 kcal.
