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  • Thes noodles from northwestern China are incredibly all Dante, and their texture is achieved by pulling the dough.

  • This is why they call it La Mian in Chinese, La means pool and me in means noodle you shadow shadow.

  • You mentioned the high wire mentioned China is noodle heaven.

  • Wheat noodles, rice noodles thin, thick.

  • The list of options is endless.

  • In our first season of eat China, we introduce four main regions of Chinese cuisine.

  • This season is all about noodles will be featuring 10 different kinds of Chinese noodles and show you how they're made.

  • First step hand pulled noodles from lanzo.

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  • Menzel is an Arab city in northwestern China that straddles the Yellow River.

  • It's a city that runs on noodles.

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  • So what exactly does noodle school entail?

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  • Their strategy is to train students for a month through repetition.

  • Here's what they do every day.

  • First they way the dough and then combine it with this synthetic ash.

  • They mix it together with salt and water and then rip it apart.

  • Need 12 and then poor.

  • Oh, the students aren't given a recipe.

  • Belief is that practice makes perfect.

  • These steps are done over and over and over again until pulling noodles becomes a natural instinct.

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  • What gives these noodles its signature elastic texture?

  • Traditionally, it came from this plan called Panjwayi Tall.

  • The plant is roasted and compacted into the stone and then boiled for three hours.

  • The water is then incorporated into the dough.

  • The main derivative is potassium carbonate, which increases the chewiness of the dough.

  • But this method isn't really used anymore.

  • Nowadays, there's a synthetic instant version of the ash, which is used in most noodle shops across China.

  • Compare that to end to reach the ruling on a map and when the noodles air pulled and cooked their served in a savory beef broth with chili oil and thin slices of beef And turn up e.

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  • So you talk to the tongue using a woman can t o e I wholeheartedly agree.

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  • She, uh it's a lot of work for just one bowl of noodles, but for people in lens, ill.

  • It's a preferred way to start the day.

  • Fun Fact.

  • The word Lehman is actually where ramen gets its name from mhm up.

  • Next, we're going to the city of Xi and where they make Pyongyang noodles.

  • The character Byung also happens to be the most complicated Chinese character in the world.

  • Okay?

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