Ying County Wheat Gluten Noodles

Ying County Wheat Gluten Noodles

　　Ying County wheat gluten noodles

　　Ying County wheat gluten noodles are made from refined white flour. They are a uniquely flavored local snack sold year-round by street vendors. In the summer, they can be found on nearly every street corner.

　　Eating them in winter keeps you warm, in summer cools you down, in spring revitalizes you, and in autumn helps dispel dampness—truly a perfect, all-season, rare, natural green and pollution-free food. The *Compendium of Materia Medica* states: rice nourishes the spleen, wheat strengthens the heart. A healthy spleen makes one gentle, a healthy heart makes one sincere. Therefore, people who eat these often tend to be fair-skinned, delicate, petite, and energetic. Both men and women not only have good skin but also grow more beautiful the more they eat them. These noodles are also called cold noodles. Depending on the ingredients used, they go by different names: those made with (non-glutinous) rice are called rice noodles or cold noodles, while those made with wheat (flour) are called gluten wheat noodles—smooth, tasty, and thus particularly famous.