: a Chinese dish consisting of sliced vegetables, soft noodles, and usually meat or shrimp in bite-size pieces stir-fried in a seasoned sauce
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Every Friday night of his childhood, Kurt Evans and his mother would order cartons of Chinese takeout, the cardboard boxes filled to the brim with classics like shrimp lo mein, egg foo young, General Tso’s chicken and beef and broccoli.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
No debating between orange chicken or lo mein.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The menu has staples that stay, like the birria quesatacos and birria ramen, but also has rotating specials like chicken tinga dumplings and lo mein noodles.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Was passing containers of lo mein, honey garlic chicken and beef and broccoli around the table part of your annual tradition?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
No debating between orange chicken or lo mein.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The menu has staples that stay, like the birria quesatacos and birria ramen, but also has rotating specials like chicken tinga dumplings and lo mein noodles.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Was passing containers of lo mein, honey garlic chicken and beef and broccoli around the table part of your annual tradition?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Lo mein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo%20mein. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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