Say farewell: head for Chinese meal (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
chow mein
'meal' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'say farewell head for chinese' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'chinese' could be 'ch' (abbreviation) and 'ch' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chow mein that I've seen before include "Chinese food" , "'Chinese dish with fried noodles (4,4)'" , "take-away food" , "Chinese-style dish of shredded meat(s) and fried noodles" , "Chinese-American dish" .)