| Oyster vermicelli | |
| Alternate Name: | 蚵仔麵線 |
| Type: | Vermicelli soup |
| Course: | Main course, snack |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Served: | hot |
| Main Ingredient: | Oyster, misua, flour |
Oyster vermicelli or oyster misua (traditional Chinese: 蚵仔麵線; Taiwanese Hokkien: ô-á mī-sòaⁿ) is a kind of noodle soup originating in Taiwan.[1] Its main ingredients are oysters and misua (Chinese vermicelli). One of the famous places serving this is in Dihua Street, Dadaocheng, Taipei. A tan-brown variety of vermicelli used for this dish is made primarily with wheat flour and salt, and gains its unique colour due to a steaming process that darkens the sugars in the dough, allowing it to be cooked for longer periods without breaking down.[2]
An alternative is vermicelli with large intestine, in which oysters are substituted with small segments of pig's large intestine.