Gnawing food facts


The term ‘rat race’ means a rushed way of life where people compete against one another to be more successful.

Although rats have a penchant for secretly munching on food left around, it is almost impossible to find dishes named after the animal, except for Chinese noodles lo shu fun or Silver Needle noodles.

Lab rat refers to someone who is willing to be used as a test subject in a study.Lab rat refers to someone who is willing to be used as a test subject in a study.

The noodles are semi-translucent measuring about 5cm long with pointy ends resembling the tail of a rat. Lo shu means rat.

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