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Chongqing News

Relationship between noodles and Chongqing people

2019-02-21 11:49:40

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Noodle is a magical object in Chongqing, because it always plays leading role while Chongqing people eat something all year round. The life without noodles is incomplete for Chongqing people. When it comes to the fanaticism to noodles, one of the headmost positions can be occupied by Chongqing people in the whole country. For the Chongqing people who live in other place, the noodles sold at the street are their yearning food rather than Sichuan cuisine and hot pot. That special spicy flavor and chewy taste are only equipped by authentic Chongqing noodles. 

Eat noodles at any time/place

About eating noodles, Chongqing people is the most active group. You many find several noodle restaurants at a street of Chongqing and see a scene that these restaurants are full of eaters who have a bowl of noodles regardless of seasons, holidays and business days. The above 2 points can be an evidence that the loving degree of eating noodles is very high to Chongqing people.

Various types of noodles

The noodle itself is the essential element and different noodles have different tastes, so Chongqing people take serious attention to the type of noodles they eat. You can always listen the sentences like "Boss, serve me a bowl of 2 tael thin noodles” and "Boss, serve me a bowl of 3 tael Jiucaiye noodles (a kind of noodles whose look is the nearly same as leek leaves’)”. There are three types of noodles from its appearance: thin noodles, Jiucaiye noodles and wide noodles, also it has other noodles with thick and round look. For thin noodles, it has chewy taste and smells good after mixing with seasoning. Many old Chongqing people prefer the Jiucaiye noodles whose look is the nearly same as leek leaves. While eating Jiucaiye noodles, most of people would like to add a fried egg into the bowl, and the egg may taste better after soaking in the spicy soup.

Wide noodles have wide surface, the same width as finger nearly, as well as the smooth surface. It is tasted delicate. Not absorbing too much oil is its feature, so it is suitable for eaters who don’t like the greasy food. In addition, there is even requirement for choosing noodles. For example, some people like to eat more chewy noodles while others like softer noodles. Therefore, the critical point for good taste of cooked noodles lies in the master's technique and the type of noodles.

A variety of flavors

Chongqing people are fastidious for noodles taste and noodle restaurants can be seen everywhere, so they are strict about the quality of noodles, especially the noodles enthusiasts. As a result, the taste becomes the most important factor of noodles in adjusting its quality. The pungent and spicy noodles are the default so “pungent” and “spicy” tastes cannot be lacked.

Seasoning is the soul of noodles, especially chilli oil which can improve the noodles taste. Good chili oil is bright red, hot but not dry and with a strong spicy smell. Of course, apart from it, more than a dozen of seasonings are indispensable elements like salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, chopped green onion, and Yacai. A bowl of delicious noodles is made from the most perfect proportion of seasonings.

Innovation in toppings

All kinds of toppings are the highlight of Chongqing noodles, such as pea with sauced chopped meat, pig's large intestines, beef, and Chinese sauerkraut with shredded meat. Even Douhua, eels, crispy meat, and fried dough twist can be used for the topping. You can open your appetite while seeing these toppings.

In this city leaded by the “noodles”, thousands of people order a bowl of noodles in every street every day. This action in Chongqing means peace and even a kind of feeling. You even can gain a happy experience just with a bowl of noodles. (Translated by Jiang Yuling, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei