Chengdu Song Sao Noodles

Chengdu Song Sao Noodles

　　Song Sao Noodles are a Chengdu-style dish inspired by the cooking method of Song Sao from Bianliang in the Song Dynasty. The dish features a fish-based broth made with fish, sprouted vegetables, mushrooms, and other ingredients, served as a topping over noodles, and is renowned for its exceptional flavor, hence the name "Song Sao Noodles."

　　A noodle dish characterized by its deliciously savory and rich taste, with a smooth and silky mouthfeel. zdM

　　Cooking method: Boiling. zdM

　　The chive-leaf-shaped noodles are boiled in a pot, scooped into a bowl, and topped with a fish-based broth garnish made from fresh carp, mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, minced sprouted vegetables, chopped scallions, Pixian bean paste, salt, vinegar, cooking wine, ground pepper, MSG, and water chestnut starch. zdM

　　Key cooking tips: The noodles should be cooked to achieve the ideal texture between soft and firm; the fish broth garnish should be simmered over low heat. zdM

　　This noodle dish is adapted from the "Song Sao Fish Broth" method and refined with Sichuan-style characteristics. It was first created at the "Xu Lai Tavern" in Chengdu before the 1940s and is now a famous local snack in the city. zdM