What is the word biang biang noodles?

The word biang is a Chinese character created by Guanzhong people. It is not entered in a dictionary or font. Many people find it particularly difficult to remember strokes. It is said that there are at least 10 writing methods, with at least 54 paintings and at most 7 1 painting. However, Shaanxi people have made up a jingle. According to this jingle, you can write this word: a little poke in the sky, the Yellow River bends at both ends. The eight-character mouth is wide open and the official goes up. You twist, I twist, the left side is long, the right side is long, and there is a horse king in the middle. Leave a hook at the bottom of my heart next to the moon to hang the hemp candy cart Xianyang!

The word biang itself has a strong Shaanxi accent. Biangbiang noodle is a kind of hand-rolled noodle, which is well known to women and children in rural areas of Guanzhong. Every family can do it. This is a kind of noodles as wide as a belt and more than two feet long. It can be said that it is a pasta with Shaanxi characteristics. The word biang is also original according to the sound made when making this pasta, except in other places in Shaanxi.

It is said that authentic biangbiang noodles are as wide as two or three inches, about 1 m long and almost as thick as coins, but they are as thin as cicadas. A noodle usually uses up to 2 ounces of flour, which is delicious, smooth and soft. Only Shaanxi people can make belt-like noodles. This unique method of making pasta reflects the boldness and frankness of Shaanxi people. Biangbiang noodles are sold by roots, not by bowls as we usually do.

The so-called "noodles as wide as a belt" in Shaanxi Eight Eccentrics refers to biangbiang noodles, which is not only a kind of pasta, but also one of the cultural symbols of Shaanxi. It has a strong Guanzhong flavor and its production method is very simple. The trick is to make noodles at that time, sprinkle oil in time to make the pepper fragrant enough, and add a clove of garlic to make a bowl of authentic biangbiang noodles.