How to Use lo mein in a Sentence
lo mein
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My favorite dish is the salt and pepper fish and lo mein.
—Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Aurora Beacon-News, 14 Feb. 2018
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With apologies to wild wolves and your chicken lo mein, none of us care.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
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This is a serving of rice and lo mein — together — topped with a pork egg roll and grilled chicken on a stick.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2021
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The Latin cuisine joins a larger menu of global food, from peking duck lo mein to wiener schnitzel sliders.
—Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2018
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Skip the white stuff -- White rice and pasta are often used in nutrition bombs like fried rice and lo mein.
—Molly Kimball, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017
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Try crab Rangoons, salt and pepper catfish or duck lo mein.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
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In a back room, the gun-rights activists ate from plates piled with egg rolls, breaded shrimp, lo mein, peanut brittle, pineapple, and French fries.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2020
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The report noted that the student had eaten leftover rice, chicken and lo mein.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
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Find them fresh or dried, with a number of different names and sizes, including lo mein, chow mein and wonton (thick or thin).
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 24 May 2021
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Menu items include lettuce wraps, kung pao Brussels sprouts, Mongolian beef, sweet and sour chicken, lo mein and the like.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 28 June 2021
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Why not add a few green vegetables and sliced chicken breast to create classic lo mein noodles?
—Gretchen McKay, sacbee, 26 Sep. 2017
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At Nom Wah, Li and his team made the dish using a package of thick yi mein noodles, though Li said lo mein or other kinds of noodles would also work.
—Allison Steele, Philly.com, 12 Feb. 2018
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Other Asian restaurant staples such as lo mein, sweet and sour chicken and pad Thai are also available.
—Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2019
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Our Zone’s menu offers a few items for diners seeking American Chinese fare — sweet and sour spare ribs, lo mein.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021
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The lo mein noodles in the dish, which are available at most supermarkets, are long, thin, egg and wheat noodles that require only a few minutes to cook.
—Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
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According to findings in the NEJM report, the man was fine until about 20 hours after eating a rice, chicken, and lo mein meal left over from a restaurant.
—Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 22 Feb. 2022
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The selection is wide spanning, with categories that include stir-fries, lo mein, fried rice, chow fun, congee, and hotpot.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Oct. 2019
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The menu hosts a wide variety of options, ranging from a crispy karaage chicken sandwich to a riff on classic lo mein featuring lobster.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2021
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Expect to substitute mushrooms into the cheesesteaks, seitan for French dip, tofu for stews and chicken for lo mein.
—New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
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The Massachusetts college student had eaten rice, chicken and lo mein from a restaurant.
—Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2022
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Toss Italian spaghetti with a Chinese shrimp sauce, carrots, scallions, red onion, and Napa cabbage to make this quick, delicious lo mein.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2023
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Oxtail tagliatelle is a mash-up between the beef lo mein offered at Lucky Danger and Taiwanese beef noodle soup, a Ma childhood memory.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
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Make a trip to your nearest Panda Express, which operates on normal restaurant hours, to fill up on fried rice, lo mein and all your other favorite Chinese dishes.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 10 Dec. 2020
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Dishes include a marshmallow and Nutella empanada, Peking duck lo mein and wild berry chocolate bread pudding.
—Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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Diners will also find all of their Hawkers’ favorites in the Windermere restaurant, including popular dishes such as the roti canai, pad Thai, steamed bao, chicken lo mein, and more.
—Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Apr. 2018
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The shiitake mushroom lo mein ($10.95) also has great texture and boasts large florets of broccoli sauteed until crisp-tender and tossed with Chinese egg noodles, mushrooms and an assortment of veggies.
—Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2018
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Add lo mein noodles and cook, stirring occasionally, until about 2 minutes before tender.
—Erin Booke, Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2020
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