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Tag Archives: biangbiang mian
Oodles of Noodles at Yellow River
Once upon a time, we snuck into Yellow River Shaanxi Noodles (huanghe shui shanxi mianguan, the Meishuguan branch) in our quest to learn how to make the oh-so-heavenly youpo chemian. I was promptly booted out of the kitchen, but not … Continue reading
Pita Chips: making chips from hand-pulled noodles (chemian 扯面)
As a bonus from our pulled noodle adventures, I manufactured a load of…pita chips. Or some variation tasting an awful lot like the pita chips from Trader Joe’s I used to love to munch on with or without dips. After … Continue reading
Noodling Around: biangbiang noodles (youpo chemian 油泼扯面)
To a displaced American with southern Chinese-Taiwanese roots, where rice rules supreme, northern Chinese noodle and bread culture (mianshi 面食) is completely bewildering. But the pleasures of biangbiang noodles are many. Jen introduced me to biangbiang noodles, which I loved … Continue reading
In Search of Dough: biangbiang noodles (youpo chemian 油泼扯面)
Biangbiang noodles are a damn tasty treat that I became addicted to at first bite. Despite all the variations, it consists of a relatively simple formula. Chewy noodles, a few blanched vegetables, and an oily spicy/salty sauce. Sure, a bowl … Continue reading
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Tagged beijing, biangbiang mian, cooking, gulou, kitchen, noodles, shaanxi, yellow river, youpo chemian
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Recipe for Hand-Pulled Noodles (chemian 扯面), biangbiang noodles (youpo chemian 油泼扯面)
The first step to making a good bowl of biangbiang mian, is, of course, making some good mian. At the Shaanxi restaurants we visited, the noodles were hand-pulled right before cooking, and the belt-strap wide chewy noodles of charmingly uneven … Continue reading
Posted in COOK
Tagged biangbiang mian, COOK, hand-pulled, noodles, recipe, youpo chemian
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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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Tagged biangbiang mian, COOK, hand-pulled, noodles, recipe, spicy, youpo chemian
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