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.