QUESTION:
Everyone has their own favorite comfort foods.
In times of crisis, illness or malaise, some
turn to chocolate, some to coffee while others
crave the dishes their mothers cooked.
Among my favorite comfort foods are noodles.
The doughy texture and the great feeling of
being full after eating a steaming hot bowl
of egg or wheat noodles is my cure for the
Sunday afternoon blues.
By deftly swinging, stretching, and doubling
a fist-size lump of flour-and-water dough,
a Chinese master noodle-maker can create 2,048
strands of long dragon's beard noodles each
as fine as a human hair.
How are these amazing noodles then cooked?
A. Deep-fried and wrapped into thin pancakes;
B. Steamed and served on a white plate;
C. Boiled with some soy sauce;
D. They are not cooked at all - people eat
them raw.
ANSWERS:
If you said A you have obviously
spent some time in the fantastic noodles houses
of northern China. Truly one of the best dishes
for lunch, dinner - anytime! Guaranteed to
put the smile back on your face and sweep
the winter blues away.
