Rice noodle dumplings

Rice noodle dumplings

　　Rice noodle dumplings are commonly known as "stretchy dough pulling stones." The filling can be made with pork or mutton, mixed with cabbage, radish, and various seasonings, and then wrapped into dumplings using traditional methods. Additionally, flat beans with rich starch are selected to make starch cakes. These starch cakes are elastic and slightly translucent in the pot, and they won’t burn even after prolonged boiling.

　　During cooking, first place sliced starch cakes into the boiling soup pot. Then, add the pre-cooked dumplings and rice noodles from another pot into the soup pot. Just before serving, season with salt, chopped scallions, vinegar, chili oil, MSG, and other seasonings. The dish has a tangy and spicy flavor, warms the body and drives out the cold, making it especially suitable for people in cold regions. It has become one of the traditional flavors of Alxa.