Braised noodles,a traditional Henan style food
Henan braised noodles(烩面)are a traditional Henan style of hand-pulled noodles dating back more than 800 years.
Henan braised noodles can be divided into three kinds:noodles with beef,noodles with mutton and noodles with seafood.Noodles with mutton is the most common variety.First,prepare a ball of wet wheat powder containing salt and oil and pull it into 2cm wide slices by hand,then boil them.After 3 minutes,pull them out and put them into a big bowl,add beef(mutton,or seafood),Chinese onion,a little kelp,and a little vermicelli made from starch.Finally,add some hot soup(traditionally made from the bones of goats).
Noodles,especially the mutton noodle(羊肉烩面)and beef noodle(牛肉拉面)are must-eat in Zhengzhou.There are three good mutton noodle restaurants("Heji","Xiaoji","Jufengyuan")with many locations,ask a taxi driver to take you the nearest one,and you will taste the best delicilous huimian in Zhengzhou.