Yangquan Piaomianqu

Yangquan Piaomianqu

　　Piaomianqu, also known as Xiaohelao, has been popular in Yangquan since the Ming Dynasty. It is made from mung beans mixed with a small amount of refined wheat flour and dough, then pressed through a specially designed mold. Once cooked, it floats when scooped into a broth seasoned with various condiments.

It is long like noodles, fine as hair-like powder, fragrant and refreshing, with an appetizing aroma, rich in nutrition, uniquely flavorful, and is also known to have heat-clearing and cooling effects.

In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Mr. Fu Shan praised its delicious taste in his work "Xiaohelao Ji", and to this day, Piaomianqu still delights the palate across the mountain city.