Hollow Potato Noodles (Fen Hao Zi)
マカロニのように穴が空いた極太モチモチ麺！麻辣湯の最強トッピング
Description
A new style of starch noodle exploding in popularity as a topping in Chinese 'Ma La Tang' specialty shops recently. Made from potato or tapioca starch, thicker than Udon in a cylindrical shape, with a macaroni-like 'hole (hollow)' in the center (hence also called 'Kong Xin Fen' / Hollow Noodles).
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Noodles, Fen Hao Zi, Hollow Noodles, Potato, Ma La Tang, Trend, Chewy
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How to use
Ingredients
- Potato starch
- Tapioca starch
- Water
- Salt
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Ma La Tang Ingredient]: Boil in bubbling spicy soup until soft. Soup enters the central hollow, overflowing juicily when bitten.
- Braise-fry in sweet-salty Gochujang or Ma La sauce like Tteokbokki.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Intense 'squishy、chewy' bounce between Tteokbokki and Mochi、integrating perfectly with soup
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Shape irreplaceable. Substitute texture with Korean Tteokbokki or Tteok)
Pairing
Ma La Tang / Hot Pot / Tteokbokki-style Stir-fry
Trivia
Hugely popular as a topping in JP Ma La Tang specialty shops (like Qibao). In Asian stores, besides dry ones, 'Raw Fen Hao Zi' is often sold in fridge/freezer sections. Almost exactly the same as Korean 'Bunmoja'.
Eating tips & etiquette
'Hao Zi' is Chinese slang for mouse, but it contains no mouse meat. A uniquely named noodle because its shape is thick and long like a mouse's tail.
Allergen
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