Tainan Yi Mian (Egg Noodles)
The umami flavor of pork is intertwined with the noodles! Classic soup-free noodles from Tainan
Description
Tainan's representative local noodle dish where flat, curly noodles kneaded with duck eggs (Yimian) are boiled and tossed with braised minced pork (Rouzao) and garlic.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Tainan Yimian(Dried egg noodles)
- Minced pork
- Bean sprouts
- Chives
- Garlic
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Prepare 'Tainan Yimian', flat curly dried noodles kneaded with duck (or chicken) eggs.
- Warm up 'Rouzao' (minced pork sauce) simmered long with pork, shallots, soy sauce, and five-spice.
- At the bottom of a bowl, put soy sauce, sesame oil, a little black vinegar, and grated garlic.
- Boil Yimian briefly (~
- mins). Right before done, toss in bean sprouts and chives and remove together.
- Put drained noodles and veg in the bowl, pour piping hot Rouzao generously on top.
- Mix vigorously right before eating until the sauce completely coats the noodles.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice and Garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese curly ramen noodles, Store-bought meat sauce
Pairing
Meatball Soup or Fish Skin Soup
Trivia
[For Everyone] A must-have in Tainan eateries. 'Yimian's name supposedly comes from the sound 'Yi' (a grunt of effort) made while forcefully kneading the dough. Very strong egg flavor.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Since the noodles absorb sauce extremely fast, mix at 'per-second speed' upon serving and slurp instantly before they get soggy!
Allergen
Wheat, Egg, Pork, Soy, Sesame