荞面 (qiáomiàn): buckwheat noodles

Meanings

1 buckwheat noodles
2 buckwheat flour

Characters

荞

Examples

陕北的荞面饸饹特别有嚼劲。

Shǎnběi de qiáomiàn héle tèbié yǒu jiáojìn.

Northern Shaanxi buckwheat helê noodles have a great chew.

荞面比小麦面更健康。

Qiáomiàn bǐ xiǎomàimiàn gèng jiànkāng.

Buckwheat flour is healthier than wheat flour.

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usage

Can mean both the raw flour and the noodles. A staple in cool-climate regions where wheat struggles — Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan — served as 饸饹, 剁面, or cold 凉粉. Note it's written 荞面 (simplified) but 蕎麵 in traditional.