Noodle Strainer Basket (Deep Cylindrical)
お湯の中で麺が踊る！台湾の麺屋で使われる深型「竹編み（または金属）」の麺ザル
Description
A cylindrical strainer with a long handle and deep bottom, hooked on the edge of large stockpots to boil noodles at Taiwanese eateries serving Beef Noodles or Ganmian. The snap when draining water is life.
Classification: For Hardcore Fans,Noodle Strainer,Noodle Shop Shaking Basket
Shops selling Noodle Strainer Basket (Deep Cylindrical)
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How to use
Ingredients
- Woven bamboo(traditional)
- or Stainless steel(modern)
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Adding Noodles] Sink this strainer (Tebo) into a rolling boil in a large pot, add one portion of Chinese noodles (or rice noodles, Meifun).
- [Stirring] Stir inside the strainer with long chopsticks so noodles don't stick. Tossing veg like bean sprouts or chives into the strainer to boil together is the Taiwanese time-saving style.
- [Shake! (Draining)] When noodles are done, pull up the strainer, use wrist snap to shake strongly up and down, draining water thoroughly 'Splash! Shake shake!'.
- Flip the drained noodles and veg 'plop' into a bowl with lard and soy sauce, mix quickly, and serve.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
None(Odorless)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese ramen shop 'Tebo (shaking strainer)' (almost identical)
Pairing
Beef Noodles, Ganmian, Danzai Mian, Tang Qingcai (Boiled veg)
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Chi' is Taiwanese for the action of shaking noodles up and down to drain (etymology of Taiwanese 'Chizai Mian'). Bamboo-woven was mainstream historically, supposedly transferring delicious bamboo aroma to noodles, but stainless steel is mostly used now for hygiene/durability. Not just for noodles, highly active for making Tang Qingcai (boiled cabbage); a tool at the center of Taiwanese eateries' 'live performance'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] At a Taiwanese noodle shop, heightening appetite while watching the live kitchen of the auntie using this strainer to boil noodles at perfect timing and tossing them with sauce in flawless motion!
Allergen
None