What is ho fun (CHINESE FOOD!!!)?

terpkristin · 05-17-2005, 11:41 AM

Ok, I know there will be an obligatory "ho" and "fun" joke or set of jokes here.
But, in all seriousness. I was going over a menu from a Chinese restaurant today and they listed some varieties of "ho fun." I've never heard of this, was wondering if anybody could tell me what the CHINESE DISH "ho fun" is (or Asian dish, maybe it's not Chinese?).

Thanks.

/tk

gottimd · 05-17-2005, 11:47 AM

I love me so Ho fun.

CamEdwards · 05-17-2005, 11:51 AM

From the Cook's Thesaurus:

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laksa noodles Notes: These rice noodles look like white spaghetti. They're used to make laksa, a noodle dish popular in Indonesia and Malaysia. Don't confuse the noodles with laksa leaves, a kind of mint that's often used to season the noodles.

medium rice sticks = Thai flat rice sticks = dried rice noodles = rice fettuccine = Mekong rice stick = ban pho (Vietnamese) = banh pho (Vietnamese) = ho fun (Chinese) = hor fun (Chinese) = haw fun (Chinese) = lai fen (Chinese) = laifen (Chinese) = sen lek (Thai) = kway teow (Malaysian) = kway tio (Malaysian) = gway tio (Malaysian) = kui teow (Malaysian) = kuey teow (Malaysian) Notes: These rice noodles are especially popular in Southeast Asia. They come in different widths; the thinner ones are best for soups, the wider ones for stir-fries. Before using, rice sticks should be soaked in hot water until they're soft and transparent. They can then be used in soups, or add along with some broth to stir-fries. Substitutes: wide rice noodles OR rice vermicelli OR fettuccine OR bean threads OR somen

Franklinnoble · 05-17-2005, 11:52 AM

...must.... not.... post... pix....

Klinglerware · 05-17-2005, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

...must.... not.... post... pix....

we know you want to! How bad can it be?

Ksyrup · 05-17-2005, 11:57 AM

She said varieties of ho fun. Hehe.

gottimd · 05-17-2005, 11:58 AM

Have you ever tried pork in your ho fun?

rkmsuf · 05-17-2005, 12:14 PM

What do you get for 10 dollars?

Franklinnoble · 05-17-2005, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

What do you get for 10 dollars?

Ten bucks won't get you much ho fun. I mean, maybe a little action in a really bad part of town from a nasty crack addicted ho, but that's about it...

Desnudo · 05-17-2005, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Ten bucks won't get you much ho fun. I mean, maybe a little action in a really bad part of town from a nasty crack addicted ho, but that's about it...

Two Ho Funs during the lunch special.

rkmsuf · 05-17-2005, 01:06 PM

no me love you long time?

TazFTW · 05-17-2005, 01:10 PM

Ho fun = chow fun.

Mustang · 05-17-2005, 02:56 PM

Guy is in bed and rolls over to his Chinese wife... "Hey hun, how about a little 69?"

Wife: "Why for you want swee' sour pork now?!?!?!"

Sorry.. I always laugh at that joke...

Comey · 05-17-2005, 08:30 PM

Why did you answer your own question? And in the subject, no less?

Ho Fun = Chinese Food

ThunderingHERD · 05-18-2005, 02:05 AM

Don't know about ho fun, but Huy Fong... mmmmm....

JeeberD · 05-18-2005, 10:15 AM

Hells yeah! Sriracha is damn near the greatest hot sauce ever...

05-17-2005, 11:47 AM	#2
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	I love me so Ho fun. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

05-17-2005, 11:57 AM	#6
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	She said varieties of ho fun. Hehe. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-17-2005, 11:58 AM	#7
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	Have you ever tried pork in your ho fun? __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

05-17-2005, 12:14 PM	#8
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	What do you get for 10 dollars? __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

05-17-2005, 01:06 PM	#11
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	no me love you long time? __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

05-17-2005, 11:52 AM	#4
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	...must.... not.... post... pix....

05-17-2005, 01:10 PM	#12
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Ho fun = chow fun.

05-17-2005, 02:56 PM	#13
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Guy is in bed and rolls over to his Chinese wife... "Hey hun, how about a little 69?" Wife: "Why for you want swee' sour pork now?!?!?!" Sorry.. I always laugh at that joke... __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

05-17-2005, 08:30 PM	#14
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	Why did you answer your own question? And in the subject, no less? Ho Fun = Chinese Food __________________

05-18-2005, 02:05 AM	#15
ThunderingHERD College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Don't know about ho fun, but Huy Fong... mmmmm.... __________________ "I'm losing my edge--to better looking people... with better ideas... and more talent. And who are actually really, really nice." "Everyone's a voyeurist--they're watching me watch them watch me right now."

05-18-2005, 10:15 AM	#16
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Hells yeah! Sriracha is damn near the greatest hot sauce ever... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

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