Lou Shu Fun/老鼠粉 (“rat noodles”) also known as Ngan zham fun/银针粉(“silver needle noodles”) is a kind of noodle made of rice flour and some starches, it is short, springy and somewhat translucent in color.
One popular way to serve this noodle in Malaysia to make it a clay pot dish, clay pot retains heat well and makes the dish more appealing.
老鼠粉是一种米和淀粉制作的粉食，其形状为两端尖，形似老鼠，因此称为老鼠粉。后来传到香港，港人觉得老鼠粉名字不雅，就给它取了个银针粉的名字。台湾也有类似的粉条，他们称它作“米台目”。
瓦煲老鼠粉是马来西亚一个很受欢迎的粉类，肉末和老鼠粉用大火炒香之后放到加热的瓦煲里继续煮滚，上桌前磕入一只生鸡蛋，让瓦煲的余热焖至半熟，和老鼠粉拌匀后吃，味道浓厚鲜香，非常好吃。
When I was young I often think that Kapitan is a mysterious Malay word that means someone in power or royal sort of character. Not until much later that I figured Kapitan is nothing but "Captain" in English.
That makes the name of this dish all the more interesting, here is the version of the origin of the name of this dish I heard from my pals in Melaka:
It was said that in 18-20 centuries, the British colonized the then Malaya.
Many of the British officers (a.k.a Captains) were based in Melaka for its world famous seaport. These officers often keep the local Chinese or Baba Nyonya as domestic helpers, most often time, Nyonya as a cook for they are known for their culinary skills.
