Taiping (Fuzhou Line)

Overview

Thread noodles are a traditional snack in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. They belong to the Fujian cuisine. The main production area is in the Shiyi area of Fuzhou. Thread noodles are the longest and thinnest noodles in China. They are famous for being as thin as hair, soft and tough, and not mushy when put into soup. Because thread noodles are the longest noodles among the noodles, they are also called long noodles and longevity noodles. Since the words "long noodles" and "long life" in Fuzhou are homophonic, the people in Fuzhou also call it "long life". Such thin noodles are tied into small bundles like silk threads, which are called fingers in Fuzhou dialect. One finger is enough for a bowl of noodles. When relatives and friends travel far away, send them a finger of thread noodles and two duck eggs as a kind wish and prayer. The so-called duck egg, which is homophonic to "press the waves", makes the journey across the ocean smooth and safe. Eat duck eggs and talk about peace, that's how it comes about. A bowl of longevity noodles like this is also served on birthdays, usually with chicken soup, and is called Tai Ping noodles.

Tags

• noodles
• home cooking
• fujian snacks
• egg
• line and surface
• onions
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare ingredients. A bowl of stewed chicken soup and peeled hard-boiled eggs. To cook too flat, duck eggs are used. There are no duck eggs at home, so eggs are used. The snacks made for guests at home are too flat, so they must add 2 duck eggs.

   

2. 2 This is Fuzhou noodles, weighed by kilograms.

   

3. 3 Pour the chicken stock into the pot and bring to a boil, add half a spoon of salt to taste.

   

4. 4 Put the chicken soup into a bowl and set aside, add the peeled eggs.

   

5. 5 Boil some water in the pot. After the water boils, put the noodles into the pot of boiling water. When it boils again, pick it up and pour it into the prepared chicken soup.

   

6. 6 Finished product. Garnished with chopped green onion, the noodles are not messy in the chicken soup. Pick it up with chopsticks and take a bite. It is soft and smooth, bringing out the original flavor of the soup.