莜面 (yóumiàn) · oat noodles

Meanings

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

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Flour of naked oats and the noodles made from it, a staple of northern Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Hebei. The dough is mixed with boiling water, pushed thin by hand into little rolls or strands, steamed and dipped in a sauce.

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Examples

HSK 4

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.

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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.