As a Chinese I have been raised by my parents on the tradition of eating longevity noodles (aka long life noodles, or 长寿面, “Chang Shou Mian”) on birthdays. My mum who is Hokkien would usually cook the Birthday Prawn Mee for me. It is believed that eating noodles is auspicious as the long strands of noodles symbolize a long life. Therefore, when eating the noodles, should try no to break the noodles using the chopsticks or teeth, but instead chew on the noodles when they are inside the mouth.
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