Hand-pulled Chinese noodles
The Dining section of the New York Times today features an article on the fine art of Chinese noodle-making. It brought me back to the days I spent with Craig in China, so I thought I would do a little trip-down-memory-lane to commemorate one of my favorite China experiences from two years ago.
One of the many things that we did on our six-month China adventure was take the train from Beijing to Xi’an, where there are the amazing terracotta warriors and, perhaps most importantly, a treasure trove of culinary delights in the lesser-known Muslim quarter.
Best of all in Xi’an, though — better than 8,000 terracotta warriors and better than insanely delicious street food in the Muslim quarter — was the noodle-making. We came across the noodle-maker in the video above on the avenue just outside of the famous terracotta warriors and I was instantly amazed. Watch the video. I dare you to not be amazed.
Ok. Trip down memory lane complete. Back more soon with actual recipes I dare to try (I’ve tried the hand-pulled noodles. Not as effortless as the video makes it seem, I assure you).
Seen the honey candy? Same thing. Maybe cooler cause… it’s honey.
To borrow his phrase from the video… omg. That is soo cool. Want to eat….
dude….how in the world did he make those noodles?? AMAZING. I want some.