Today, I’m going to share with you a topic that makes me salivate to the point of drooling – The best Fujian noodle dishes. Every time I think of these noodles, my stomach starts to growl. Come on, follow me to experience the charm of these noodles!
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- Fuzhou Thread Noodles – 福州线面
- Quanzhou Noodle Paste – 泉州面线糊
- Xiamen Shacha Noodles – 厦门沙茶面
- Putian Braised Noodles – 莆田卤面
- Zhangzhou Dry Noodles – 漳州干拌面
- Shaxian Mixed Noodle – 沙县拌面
- Gutian Box Noodles – 古田盒面
- Lianjiang fish noodles – 连江鱼面
- Yongchun Braised Noodles – 永春卤面
- Chicken wine noodles – 鸡酒面
- Xiayang Chopstick Noodles – 峡阳筷子面
Fuzhou Thread Noodles – 福州线面
Thread noodles are definitely one of the foods that best represent Fuzhou. The reason why thread noodles are regarded by Fuzhou people as an important food that must be eaten during the New Year festivals has 3 main points: it is tasty, it means good luck, and it has therapeutic effects.
The thin noodles dance in the soup like an elegant waltz. When you take a bite, the noodles are so soft and tough that it’s like a work of art on your tongue!
Quanzhou Noodle Paste – 泉州面线糊
When you come to Fujian, especially Quanzhou, you can see noodle paste restaurants everywhere. People here start every day’s breakfast and every day’s evening ends with noodle paste. Quanzhou noodle paste Ranked No.3 among the 99 must-try cuisines in Fujian Province.
Noodle paste is in the form of paste, made of fine noodle, sweet potato flour, added with other auxiliary ingredients, such as sweet and sour pork, pork intestines, seasonings, etc. Cooked into a delicious taste, sweet and smooth, with a strong local flavour of southern Fujian.
Xiamen Shacha Noodles – 厦门沙茶面
The first time I ate Xiamen Shacha Noodles, I was shocked by the rich aroma of shacha! The spicy and flavourful soup, with a variety of seafood and meat, was a taste-bud fest. Every time I ate it, I couldn’t help but shout, ‘It smells so good!’
Putian Braised Noodles – 莆田卤面
The soup of Putian Braised Noodles can be said to condense the freshness of the entire East China Sea. That mouthful of sucking noodles with mushrooms and dried shrimps, every bite is an adventure for the tastebuds. I bet once you’ve had it, you’ll fall in love with the flavour!
Zhangzhou Dry Noodles – 漳州干拌面
The seemingly ordinary dry noodles hide the wisdom of Zhangzhou people. The spicy and savoury sauce, with a variety of fresh ingredients, tastes rich in layers and aftertaste. Every time I eat it, I can’t help but lick my lips for fear of missing any hint of flavour.
Shaxian Mixed Noodle – 沙县拌面
Who says food has to be highbrow? Shaxian Mixed Noodle uses the most simple ingredients to create a flavour that brings back memories. The fragrant lard noodles are simple but deeply satisfying. No wonder Shaxian snacks are popular all over the country, the flavour is really so home-eating (jié)!
Gutian Box Noodles – 古田盒面
When I first heard about Gutian box noodles, I thought they were noodles in a box! It turned out to be noodles in a box because they used to be sold along the streets on a stretcher and packed in a food box. The unique aroma of the noodles seems to awaken the sleeping taste buds. Every time you eat it, you feel like you are tasting a piece of history!
Lianjiang fish noodles – 连江鱼面
It is a local speciality, which is made of fresh fish meat from the sea, cut off the head and tail, pick out the bones and skin, chopped and minced, processed with mushroom powder, mixed with water, kneaded, crushed, pounded, cut, etc., and then pan-fried and roasted over a slight fire.
Yongchun Braised Noodles – 永春卤面
The lo mein (Braised Noodles), which is a symbol of people’s simple feelings and wishes, is a prayer for the happiness and longevity of the whole family, as well as the joy of a reunion or a wedding celebration. This flavour of happiness has become the best taste of southern Fujian.
Put in pork oil with big bone broth, add big bone meat, lean meat, braised pork cans, shiitake mushrooms, dried sea oysters, shrimps, eggs, noodles, green onions, garlic leaves, celery leaves, etc. Under the chef’s skilful processing, a pot of colourful and flavourful Yongchun Braised noodles will be slowly displayed in front of the public.
Chicken wine noodles – 鸡酒面
Chicken Wine Noodles, a very special local snack in Zhenghe. This seems can only be eaten in Zhenghe, was originally designed to give birth to woman in labour to eat, super tonic, is the use of local red rice wine, icing sugar and chicken stewed soup, poured over the noodles, the taste is very dominant.
Xiayang Chopstick Noodles – 峡阳筷子面
Flour plus edible alkali processed into square noodles; blanch and cook the noodles through the expansion of thick chopsticks thick and thin, out of the pot of water to retreat heat, grab into a ball of cold put; lard popping garlic to make the oil soup, cooked noodles into the boiling water blanch hot, take out into the oil soup stirring, sprinkled with green onions can be eaten.
Dear friends, what is your favourite Fujian noodle dishes? Is there any noodle that makes you want to buy a ticket and fly back to Fujian? Feel free to tell me in the comments section! Let’s use our taste buds to feel this strong sense of nostalgia!
