Jiangshui noodles
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| Simplified | 浆水面 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 漿水麵 |
| Named by | Liu Bang and Xiao He |
| Also translated as | souherb noodles |
Jiangshui noodles[1] (simplified Chinese: 浆水面; traditional Chinese: 漿水麵), known as jiangshuimian in Chinese, sometimes translated as souherb noodles, also called sour water noodles,[2] is a kind of noodle with souherb as the soup.[3] It is a speciality of Guanzhong[4] and is widely popular in Lanzhou, Tianshui, Dingxi, Linxia and other places.[5]
According to the legend, the name of "Jiangshui noodles" was given by Liu Bang and Xiao He.[6] Although jiangshuimian was named by Liu and Xiao, jiangshui already appeared around the Western Zhou dynasty.[7]