Elm bark noodles (Yupi noodles)

Last updated 2026-11-10 — Elm bark noodles (Yupi noodles): In the rural areas of She County, there are elm bark noodles. This was a food practice in the old society where people ground tree bark into flour to substitute for grain in order to conserve food. However, elm bark flour has a certain elasticity. When mixed with wheat flour and pressed into noodles, the resulting elm bark noodles have a uniquely chewy texture that is quite distinctive...