Chinese famous noodles

Famous Noodles

Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodles with Beef 兰州牛肉拉面
This kind of hand-pulled noodle is also known as "Lanzhou Beef Noodles", one of the most common dishes in the local area. Visitors can see it at every corner of the city and it has become a part of the local people's life. The noodle is handmade, and it takes a cook only one or two minutes to stretch the dough into many needle-thin noodles. Today small restaurants serving Lanzhou Beef Noodles can be found in almost every Chinese city. However, most of them are hidden in small alleys or back streets.
Among the many beef noodle restaurants in Lanzhou, the Jinding Beef Noodle Restaurant in Pingliang Road, the Mazhilu Beef Noodle Restaurant in Wudu Road, and the Minority Restaurant in Zhangye Road are the most famous ones.



Guilin Rice Noodles 桂林米粉
Taking pride of place as the most popular local snack (or breakfast, lunch or dinner) in Guilin, mifen is pliable but strong, fragrant and mellow, and cheap (2.5 yuan for a bowl). Guilin rice noodles can probably be found within 100m of anywhere in a Guilin town or city area.
Rice noodles, gravy, fried peanuts or soybeans, chopped scallions and thin slices of different kinds of meat are added for various versions of this renowned and tasty dish. Well-chopped condiments include: spring onions, chilli, pickled beans and pickled white raddish in chilli sauce. Soup may be ladled on or dispensed from an urn. Although there are many restaurants around the country who claim to serve authentic Guilin rice noodles, there are hardly any restaurants serving authentic Guilin Rice Noodles outside Guilin Prefecture.



Guangzhou Shahefen 广州沙河粉
Shahefen is a kind of noodle made of rice. It is broad and white in color. Their texture is elastic and a bit chewy. They do not freeze or dry well and are thus generally (where available) purchased fresh, in strips or sheets that may be cut to the desired width. Shahefen is popular in southern China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan provinces.