They may be just "rice noodles" to most people, but as insiders know, to earn the respect of a noodle vendor you should specify whether you want "water noodles" or "cooking noodles."
這二者現今雖概稱為米粉，不過，內行人知道，到店裡去買米粉時，如果叫得出「水粉」與「炊粉」，可能博得業主另眼相看喔！