Hot dry noodles

Hot dry noodles (simplified Chinese: 热干面; traditional Chinese: 熱乾麵; pinyin: règānmiàn), also known as reganmian, is a traditional dish of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China.[1] Hot dry noodles have an 80-year history in Chinese food culture; they are unique because the noodles are not in a broth like most other Asian-style hot noodle dishes.[2] They are the most significant, famous and popular breakfast food in Wuhan, often sold by street carts and restaurants in residential and business areas.[3] Breakfasts such as hot dry noodles are available from about 5 am, and usually appear at Wuhan's night markets as a late-night snack. These noodles can be prepared within minutes and are affordable, so they are a popular breakfast. There are hot dry noodle restaurants all over the city.

Hot Dry Noodles
Alternative names热干面
TypeNoodles
CourseBreakfast
Place of originChina
Region or stateWuhan
Main ingredientsAlkaline noodles, soy sauce, sesame paste, pickled carrots, garlic, chili oil
Hot dry noodles (right), Doupi (left), and Jiuniang (Sweet rice wine).
Wuhan breakfast

Typical hot dry noodle dishes contain soy sauce, sesame paste, pickled vegetables (carrots and beans), chopped garlic chives and chili oil.[4] Hot dry noodles, along with Shanxi's knife-cut noodles (刀削面; 刀削麵; dāoxiāomiàn), Liangguang's yifumian, Sichuan's dandanmian, and northern China's zhajiangmian, are collectively referred to as the "Top five noodles of China" by People's Daily, and in a 2013 article titled "China's Top 10 famous noodles" Business Insider reported that CNTV rated reganmian the top Chinese noodle dish.[5][6] In 2011, the making technique of Cai Linji Hot-dry noodles was listed into the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Hubei Province.Quoted from this page:Hot-dry Noodles in Hubu Alley, Wuhan City, Hubei ProvinceFrom the above, we can know that Hot-dry Noodles is not only one typical food, also one important Chinese culture.The specifics of the preparation of hot dry noodles is discussed in Wuhan author Chi Li's novel '热也好冷也好活着就好'. Fighting hot dry noodles presents a slogan during Coronavirus.

Cooking method

The recipe for hot dry noodles is different from cold noodles and noodles in soup.

Both Wuhan and Szechuan cuisine make extensive use of chilis to cleanse the palate and cope with the humid climate.[7] The fresh noodles mixed with sesame oil are cooked in boiling water. The cooked and cooled noodles become pliable. Before eating, the noodles will be cooked again the same way, and dressings including spring onion and sauce are added.[8] While preparing hot dry noodles, the noodles are placed into a cone-shaped Chinese strainer, dipped briefly into boiling water, and then swirled and drained. The noodles are poured into a paper bowl, and the sauce and pickled vegetables are poured on top. Chili oil and a little fresh coriander is usually used in the seasoning of hot dry noodles.

Origin

Summer in Wuhan is extremely long, and the high temperature causes food to deteriorate rapidly. Consequently, in the past people added dietary alkali into noodles to slow deterioration; this evolved into hot dry noodles.

According to a widely circulated rumor, in the early 1930s there was a small food stand operated by Bao Li, a hawker who made a living by selling bean noodles and noodle soups near a temple in Hankou. One day, Li poured sesame oil onto his noodles accidentally; he boiled them and added shallot and other condiments the next day, and sold them the next morning. His noodles became very popular because of their unique taste, and customers asked Bao Li what kind of noodle it was; Bao Li answered "hot dry noodles".[9][10]

Variety

During the development and spread of the technique of making hot dry noodles, people in Xinyang, a city in Henan Province, developed their own special way to make them, which became a variant of hot dry noodles eventually.[11][12]

See also

References
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  6. "IT'S OFFICIAL: Here Are The Top 10 Kinds Of Chinese Noodles". Business Insider. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
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  12. "武汉热干面怎么做的，和信阳热干面有什么不同？ - 知乎用户的回答 - 知乎". Zhihu. Dec 17, 2014. Retrieved Apr 2, 2018.
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