Noodle pieces

Noodle pieces

　　Sift the flour, then mix it with cold or warm water. Knead it thoroughly in a dough basin with your hands until it becomes soft. Roll it out into a thin sheet using a rolling pin, sprinkle it with flour to form several layers, and cut it into strips about two inches long and half an inch wide. Add them to a pot of already cooked potato slices or pickled vegetable soup, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once cooked, add salt and mashed chili peppers, ground Sichuan pepper, and mashed garlic to the soup as seasonings. Then use a small iron ladle to melt chopped pork fat until it smokes, and pour it into the pot of cooked noodle pieces. The hot oil hitting the soup will sizzle and release a delicious aroma. The result is a dish that is numbing, spicy, and fragrant all at once. Noodle pieces are a uniquely flavorful and beloved food in the Heishui region.