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Hot and sour noodle soup
Hot & Sour Noodles (酸辣粉) is a dish which comes from Sichuan, China and is a popular part of Sichuan Cuisine. The noodles are made from starch derived from peas, potato, sweet potato, or rice.
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Chinese hot and sour noodles vegan vegetarian recipe
History
It's unclear when and who invented the "Hot and Sour Noodles". It's been very popular at least in Qin Dynasty. Initially the food was mostly street food, served on the street in Sichuan. But as time goes by, it gradually conquers the taste buds of more and more people. Nowadays, you can even find it in some high-level restaurants in China.
After the instant noodles were invented in Japan, the same method was introduced to hot and sour noodles in Sichuan. One example is Baijia Instant Noodles.
Characteristics
Its unique flavor combines the sourness from Chinese rice vinegar with the spiciness from chili pepper oil. The grounded toasted peanuts and soybeans on top of noodles gave the special texture of crispness. Besides rice vinegar, chili oil and peanuts/soybeans, other ingredients include sugar, salt, soy sauce, scallion pieces, and smashed garlic.
Preparation
The preparation for hot and sour noodles is relatively easy and quick if you have all the right ingredients handy. For these street vendors in Sichuan, it only takes 2–3 minutes to serve the noodle after taking customers orders. Basically it involves 2 steps： 1. Simmer the noodles in the boiling water. For sweet potato starch noodles, it only requires 1–2 minutes; 2. Mix the noodles with the ingredients in the correct sequence - Get the noodle soup in the bowl (the soup could be chicken broth or other soup), add rice vinegar, soy sauce, salt, sugar and chili oil in the bowl, then put the noodles in the bowl, the last step is to put peanuts/soybean and scallion pieces on top of the noodle.
With recent development in cooking technique, hot and sour sauce for noodles is invented and manufactured in factories. It's easy to use and further reduce the hassle to get the amount right for each ingredients. Below is the cook instruction for hot and sour noodles by using the sauce.
Hot and Sour Sauce for Noodle
The hot and sour sauce is widely available in China and you can get it from supermarkets such as Walmart and Carrefour, or online retailers such as JD.com or tmall.com. For people outside China, Amazon is the place to check if there is no Chinese grocery store nearby. For US consumers, another place to look is the specialty online retailers such as yamibuy.com or spicyelement.com