凉皮

涼皮
liángpí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 liangpi
  2. 2 cold skin noodles

Examples

Xiàtiān lái yī wǎn suānlà liángpí zhēn guòyǐn.
A bowl of sour-and-spicy liangpi in summer really hits the spot.
Xī'ān de májiàng liángpí tèbié dìdao.
Xi'an's sesame-paste liangpi is especially authentic.

Tips

culture
Cold, slippery noodle-sheets made by washing wheat-flour dough until only starch remains, then steaming the slurry in thin layers. A defining street food of Shaanxi, served with chili oil, vinegar, garlic water, and 面筋 (gluten). (sesame paste) is the Xi'an variant.

Stroke Order

liáng