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 blues away.
