Description
The 'Taiwanese plain soba' that cannot be faked: clear pork bone broth paired with white straight noodles, floating only with scallions and a little lard (or fried shallots).
Restaurants serving Yangchun Mian (Plain Noodle Soup)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- White Chinese noodles
- Pork bone broth
- Lard(or Scallion oil)
- Green scallions
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Slowly boil pork bones, chicken bones, and onions in a large pot, removing all scum to make a perfectly clear 'Qingtang'.
- At the bottom of a bowl, put soy sauce, salt, a little white pepper, and
- tsp of the decisive flavor: 'premium lard (Zhu You)' or 'scallion oil'.
- Boil standard Taiwanese white straight noodles (Yangchun wheat noodles) in plenty of boiling water until soft with no hard core. Briefly blanch greens like bok choy with them.
- Pour piping hot clear broth into the bowl, dissolving the lard and soy sauce at the bottom.
- Add drained noodles and greens, scatter chopped green scallions (or shallots). Do not add any meat toppings.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
White pepper and Lard richness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese thick Somen or Udon, Store-bought chicken broth
Pairing
Luwei (Braised thick tofu and kelp) platter
Trivia
[For Everyone] 'Yangchun' refers to the Yin-Yang concept of 'nothingness (filled with light)', translating to 'no toppings'. The cheapest menu, but the broth's richness and noodle's smoothness clearly show the shop's level.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Don't fill up on this alone; order lots of 'Luwei' or 'Xiaocai (cold dishes)' from the showcase and use this as an accompaniment to eat with the side dishes!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy