Dragon beard noodles

Dragon beard noodles(龙须面) is a kind of noodles which are popular in the northern part of China. It is very long and thin and are much like dragon beard. It's a tradition eaten on the second day of the second lunar month, which calls Longtaitou Festival.Usually, they should be pulled into 4096 strips,because the noodles are unsuitable to be cooked. There is folk custom called “peeling the dragon skin” (pinyin:“bolongpi”).^[1]

History

It is origined from Shandong Province.It has a history of more than 300 years.^[2]

Allusion

There was a chef in the emperor's diet room of Ming Dynasty. When people ate spring pancake on the lichun,he invented a very thin noodle, pleasing the emperor. Thence, it had become a very fashionable snack. Because of the noodles were very overwhelming and it was very thin as if it was a hairline, so it calls dragon beard noodles.^[3]

Steps of making

1. Dough making
2. Pulling into stripes
3. Deep frying ^[4]

External links

1. Chinese Top Dry Noodle-Dragon Whisker noodle ^[5]
2. A master of Dragon beard noodles called Wang Zhanglong displays his skills.^[6]
3. Dragon beard noodles as a carrier are widely used in advertisments.^[7]

References

1. ^ "关于龙须面 (something about Dragon beard noodles)". http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/8K3819K10605.html. 
2. ^ "龙须面 (Dragon beard noodles)". http://baike.baidu.com/view/68967.htm. 
3. ^ "龙须面的典故(the allusion of Dragon whisker noodles)". http://www.eblcu.com/culture/culture_toCultureInfo.jspr?cid=4af04d511ac25eb2011ac2707c230002. 
4. ^ "制作龙须面 (Steps of making Dragon beard noodle)". http://eat.veryeast.cn/eat/51/2005-3/17/2005317917.htm. 
5. ^ "中国顶级龙须面 (Chinese Top Dry Noodle-Dragon Whisker noodle)". http://ruonan.en.alibaba.com/product/270951188-210667600/Chinese_Top_Dry_Noodle_Dragon_Whisker_noodle.html. 
6. ^ "绝技——龙须面的面点大师王漳龙(A master of Dragon beard noodles called Wang Zhanglong display his skills)". http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-08-20/060523021799.shtml. 
7. ^ "利用龙须面做广告(Dragon beard noodles as carriers are widely used in advertisments)". http://wenku.baidu.com/view/7e4c93ed4afe04a1b071de07.html?from=related&hasrec=0.