Chinese Noodles
Noodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There are a great variety of Chinese noodles, which differs from their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation.
History
Noodles became a prominent staple of food during the Han Dynasty (206 BC—220 AD). In 2002, archaeologists found an earthenware bowl containing the world's oldest known noodles, about 4,000 years old, at the Lajia archaeological site of the Qijia culture along the Yellow River in China.
Zhajiangmian
Zhajiangmian is a Chinese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with fried sauce, which is salty fermented soybean paste. Mix before eating. It is said that it tastes better with hand-pulled noodles.
Lanzhou's hand-pulled noodles
Lanzhou's hand-pulled noodles are from Lanzhou, in Gansu Province of northwest China, known for its colorful presentation of white radish, red chili oil, green coriander leaves and yellow noodles in a clear beef broth.