Description
An old-school light noodle soup combining pork broth, oil noodles, bean sprouts, chives, topped with scorched shallots (You Cong Su) and sliced pork.
Restaurants serving Taiwanese Noodle Soup (Chizai Mian)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil noodles
- Pork bone broth
- Bean sprouts
- Fried shallots
- Pork
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Boil a clear pork bone broth.
- Put noodles, sprouts, chives in a cylindrical strainer (Tebo), boil by shaking up and down.
- Transfer to a bowl, pour soup.
- Top with You Cong Su, sliced lean pork, cilantro.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
You Cong Su(Fried shallots)、White pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Meifun (Rice vermicelli) or Bantiao (Flat rice noodles)
Pairing
Luwei、Cold tofu
Trivia
[For Everyone] 'Chi' is Taiwanese for shaking the strainer up and down to drain water. Similar to Danzai noodles, but topped with sliced meat instead of minced, with a lighter soup.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] If it tastes too light, add tabletop 'Taiwan black vinegar' and 'chili sauce' to customize to your liking!
Allergen
Pork, Wheat