Glass noodles with shredded tofu

Glass noodles with shredded tofu

　　A famous dish from Pingding County in Yangquan City: glass noodles with shredded tofu. The main ingredients are glass noodles and fried shredded tofu. The dish features crispy yet tender shredded tofu. It looks mild and unassuming, not giving off the impression of being a hot dish at all, but it’s scalding hot when eaten. Therefore, authentic restaurants will often say, “We make the genuine, non-steaming version of glass noodles with shredded tofu.”

　　 This dish is a traditional one commonly served at celebratory events such as weddings and funerals in households across Yangquan and central Shanxi. In recent years, an innovative dish that has become very popular with the public—stir-fried glass noodles with Chinese cabbage—shares a similar appeal with glass noodles with shredded tofu.