莜面

莜麵

yóumiàn

noun

Meanings

1 oat noodles
2 naked oat flour (Shanxi and Inner Mongolia specialty)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

莜面的做法有很多种。

Yóumiàn de zuòfǎ yǒu hěnduō zhǒng.

There are many ways to prepare oat noodles.

HSK 7-9

山西人爱吃莜面栲栳栳。

Shānxī rén ài chī yóumiàn kǎo lǎo lǎo.

Shanxi people love oat-noodle 'kaolaolao' rolls.

Tips

culture

Made from naked oat (莜麦) grown on the cold plateau of Shanxi and Inner Mongolia. The dough is shaped by hand into honeycomb-style rolls (栲栳栳), fish shapes (鱼鱼), or pushed flat with the thumb.

Stroke Order

莜 yóu

面 miàn