History of Chinese Noodles
2019-06-24
Noodles is very popular in China, but do you know the history of Chinese noodles?
Noodles have been produced and eaten in China for more than 4,000 years. Noodles are a kind of health food that is simple to make, convenient to eat, and rich in nutrients. It can be used as a staple food or as a fast food. It has long been accepted and loved by the people of the world.
The main raw material for noodles is wheat, which is native to West Asia and North Africa and was transmitted to Xinjiang about 4,000 years ago. After less than 1,000 years, archaeological evidence shows that wheat has spread widely throughout China. Compared to other countries, this history is not long, but China has invented noodles earlier than other countries. The "soup cake" on the literature of the Han Dynasty was considered by scholars to be the prototype of noodles. The Northern Wei Dynasty also began to make noodles.
In China, the difference between noodles in the north and the south is also very large. The “noodle” in the south refers to the noodles made of flour, and the egg noodles are the main ones, and the noodles are more refreshing. There are raw noodles and dry noodles. The most popular are thin noodles, dry noodles, etc.
The noodles in the north generally do not use eggs, but add alkaline water. Adding alkaline water can make the noodles easier to digest, so the noodles become the main food of the northerners. Compared to the South, the northern noodles are thicker and softer, while the southern noodles are thinner and harder.
Northerners use noodles as their main food, so they pay more attention to quality. Southerners use rice as their staple food, while noodles serve as snacks or entertain the northerners. And it is served in a small bowl, usually noodles, and there is no fresh noodles in appearance and taste.
The above is a brief introduction to the history of Chinese noodles. Do you have anything want to share to us?
Noodles have been produced and eaten in China for more than 4,000 years. Noodles are a kind of health food that is simple to make, convenient to eat, and rich in nutrients. It can be used as a staple food or as a fast food. It has long been accepted and loved by the people of the world.
The main raw material for noodles is wheat, which is native to West Asia and North Africa and was transmitted to Xinjiang about 4,000 years ago. After less than 1,000 years, archaeological evidence shows that wheat has spread widely throughout China. Compared to other countries, this history is not long, but China has invented noodles earlier than other countries. The "soup cake" on the literature of the Han Dynasty was considered by scholars to be the prototype of noodles. The Northern Wei Dynasty also began to make noodles.
In China, the difference between noodles in the north and the south is also very large. The “noodle” in the south refers to the noodles made of flour, and the egg noodles are the main ones, and the noodles are more refreshing. There are raw noodles and dry noodles. The most popular are thin noodles, dry noodles, etc.
The noodles in the north generally do not use eggs, but add alkaline water. Adding alkaline water can make the noodles easier to digest, so the noodles become the main food of the northerners. Compared to the South, the northern noodles are thicker and softer, while the southern noodles are thinner and harder.
Northerners use noodles as their main food, so they pay more attention to quality. Southerners use rice as their staple food, while noodles serve as snacks or entertain the northerners. And it is served in a small bowl, usually noodles, and there is no fresh noodles in appearance and taste.
The above is a brief introduction to the history of Chinese noodles. Do you have anything want to share to us?
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