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{{Short description|Type of Chinese wheat noodles}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2018}}
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| name             = ''Misua''
| image            = Food 四維紅麵線, 台北, 台灣, Taipei, Taiwan (46140078351).jpg
| caption          = ''Misua'' noodles from [[Taiwan]]
| alternate_name   = Wheat vermicelli
| country          = [[China]]
| region           = [[Fujian]]
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| course           = 
| type             = [[Chinese noodles]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[Wheat flour]]
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| module           = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|t={{linktext|麵線}}|s=面线|p=miànxiàn|l=noodle threads|poj=mī-sòaⁿ|khm=មីសួ (mii suə)}}
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'''''Misua''''' (also spelled '''''mee sua''''' or '''''miswa'''''; {{lang-zh|t={{linktext|麵線}}|poj=mī-sòaⁿ}}), also known as '''wheat vermicelli''', is a very thin variety of salted [[noodles]] made from [[wheat flour]].<ref name="Albala 2017"/> It originated in [[Fujian]], [[China]].<ref name="Albala 2017"/> The noodles differ from ''[[Rice vermicelli|mifen]]'' (rice vermicelli) and [[cellophane noodles]] in that those varieties are made from [[rice]] and [[mung bean]]s, respectively.

''Misua'' is made from wheat flour.<ref name="Cosmo 2017"/> Cooking ''misua'' usually takes less than two minutes in boiling water, and sometimes significantly less.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}

== Types ==
[[File:澎湖西衛麵線 (3).jpg|thumb|left|''Misua'' being made in [[Penghu]], [[Taiwan]]]]
In Taiwan, there are two forms of ''misua''. The first is plain, while the second has been steamed at high heat, [[Caramelization|caramelizing]] it to a light brown colour. For birthdays, plain ''misua'' is usually served plain with [[Ham hock|pork hocks]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|猪腳麵線}}) in stewed broth as a Taiwanese birthday tradition. Brown ''misua'' can be cooked for prolonged periods without disintegrating in the cooking broth and is used in [[oyster vermicelli]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|蚵仔麵線}}), a dish popular in Taiwan.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}

==Culture==
''Misua'' is cooked during important festivities, and eaten in China as well in [[Cambodia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], [[Vietnam]], [[Brunei]], [[Thailand]], [[Myanmar]], and particularly in both [[Taiwan]] and the [[Philippines]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}

''Misua'' signifies long life in [[Chinese culture]], and as such is a traditional birthday food. Because of this, it is often discouraged to chew or cut ''misua'' noodles.<ref name="MisuaLongLife">{{Cite news |date=January 24, 2020 |title=LIST: 'Lucky food' to prepare for Chinese New year, and why |work=[[Rappler]] |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/list-lucky-food-chinese-new-year/ |access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> It is usually served with ingredients such as [[egg (food)|eggs]], [[tofu]], [[bell pepper]]s,<ref name="MisuaLongLife" /> [[oyster]]s, pig's large intestine,<ref name="Cosmo 2017"/> [[Luffa aegyptiaca|sponge gourd]] (known as ''patola'' in the Philippines),<ref name="MisuaPatola">{{Cite web |title=Misua Patola |url=https://www.maggi.ph/recipes/misua-patola |website=[[Maggi|Maggi Philippines]]}}</ref> [[Shiitake|shiitake mushroom]], [[beef]], [[shallots]], or [[scallions]], roasted [[nut (fruit)|nuts]]<!--peanuts or cashews?--> or fried fish.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}
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== Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" widths="130px" heights="130px">
Food (24908816444).jpg|[[Taiwan]]ese [[Oyster vermicelli|oyster misua]] 
File:Food (43938724084).jpg|With pork intestines
Food 綜合麵線, 麵線傳奇, 台北 (22744875453).jpg
Miswajf7582.JPG|With [[Philippines|Filipino]] [[bola-bola]]
Misua noodles.jpg|Fried ''misua'' with vegetables
File:Red Rice Wine Misua.jpg|With red [[rice wine]] and chicken
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[Chinese noodles]]
* [[List of noodles]]
* [[Oyster vermicelli]]
* [[Vermicelli]]
* [[Sōmen]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Cosmo 2017">{{cite book | last=Cosmo | first=S. | title=The Ultimate Pasta and Noodle Cookbook | publisher=Cider Mill Press | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-60433-733-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AcOZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA92 | access-date=4 January 2020 | page=92}}</ref>
<ref name="Albala 2017">{{cite book | last=Albala | first=K. | title=Noodle Soup: Recipes, Techniques, Obsession | publisher=University of Illinois Press | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-252-05019-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeRHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT173 | access-date=August 26, 2018 | page=173}}</ref>
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{{Fujian cuisine}}
{{Taiwanese cuisine}}
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[[Category:Chinese noodles]]
[[Category:Fujian cuisine]]
[[Category:Filipino cuisine]]
[[Category:Taiwanese cuisine]]
[[Category:Burmese noodle dishes]]
[[Category:Wheat dishes]]


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