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Description

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Culture

''Misua'' is cooked during important festivities, and eaten in mainland China as well in Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand,

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, and particularly in both Taiwan and the Philippines, which have the highest populations of Fujianese outside of mainland China. ''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. It is usually served with ingredients such as eggs, tofu,

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or fried fish. In Taiwan, there are two forms of ''misua''. The first is plain, while the second has been steamed at high heat,

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it to a light brown colour. For birthdays, plain ''misua'' is usually served plain with pork hocks () 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

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