凉皮 (liángpí) · liangpi, cold skin noodles

Measure Word

一份凉皮 fèn

Meanings

1 liangpi
2 cold skin noodles

Made with

面粉 miànfěn 面筋 miànjīn 黄瓜 huángguā 醋 cù 大蒜 dàsuàn 油泼辣子 yóupōlàzi

About the dish

Wide, slippery noodle sheets steamed from wheat starch, served cold with cucumber shreds and spongy cubes of wheat gluten in vinegar, garlic and chili oil. Sour and savoury.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

夏天来一碗酸辣凉皮真过瘾。

Xiàtiān lái yì wǎn suānlà liángpí zhēn guòyǐn.

A bowl of sour-and-spicy liangpi in summer really hits the spot.

HSK 7-9

西安的麻酱凉皮特别地道。

Xī'ān de májiàng liángpí tèbié dìdao.

Xi'an's sesame-paste liangpi is especially authentic.

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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). 麻酱 (sesame paste) is the Xi'an variant.