Besides crispy egg rolls, piping hot wonton soup, and pleasantly chewy fried rice, chow mein, along with its slurpable cousin, lo mein, are two of the cuisine's biggest players. To the untrained ...

From the sauce and the noodles to how these popular Chinese dishes are prepared, these are the key differences between chow mein and lo mein.

There are many ways to make chow mein (“stir-fried noodles”). Some restaurants serve a basic version – just boiled noodles mixed with seasonings (this is actually lo mein) – while others ...