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Recipe for Biangbiang Noodles (youpo chemian 油泼扯面)

This was the best bowl of noodles we’ve made in a long time. Today, we pulled ourselves some fresh noodles (see hand-pulled egg noodles) and made biangbiang mian. Despite the mass of chili, it’s an easy dish with simple ingredients. … Continue reading

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Tsinghua Cafeteria Series 1: noodle station

Noodle station at Tsinghua. Tomato and egg noodle soup, with hand-cut broad noodles.

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Tsinghua University Cafeteria Series 清华大学食堂

We used to eat at the Tsinghua cafeteria (shitang 食堂) everyday. There are lots of options, the turnover is tremendous, and sometimes it can be nutritious, filling, and warm on a cold day. Sometimes it is completely disgusting. Here, we … Continue reading

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