Yunnan
Crossing Over the Bridge Noodles
(A Legend)
(A Legend)
过桥米线 guò qiáo mǐ
xiàn
Legend has it that a scholar 学
者 xué zhě in
Kunming 昆明 kūn míng,
who was preparing for the Chinese Imperial Examinations 中
国科举考试 zhōng guó kē jǔ kǎo shì had a loving and
devoted wife 妻子 qī zi.
To concentrate on his studies, he decided to isolate himself on a
little island 岛 dǎo.
Every day, his devoted wife 妻子 qī zi would cross the bridge 过桥 guò qiáo that connected the island 岛 dǎo to the mainland to deliver him his lunch 午 餐 wǔ cān. However, due to the distance, the noodles became soggy when she reached his place of study. Wanting only the best for her husband, she devised a method to prevent the noodles from becoming spongy or soggy. She placed hot soup 热汤 rè tāng in an earthen bowl 碗 wǎn and poured a thin layer of oil 油 yóu over it to insulate the heat 热 能 rè néng. She separated the noodles, meat 肉 ròu and garnishing 配菜 pèi cài and placed them in different containers.
Upon arrival at the place of study, she would mix the ingredients 配料 pèi liào and noodles together in the burning hot soup - in a fixed order. She would first put in the raw meat 生肉 shēng ròu (as meat would take longer to cook), followed by vegetables 蔬菜 shū cài and garnishing 配 菜 pèi cài. Finally, she would put the noodles in.
Since then, the dish has been called "Crossing Over the Bridge Noodles" 过桥米线 guò qiáo mǐ xiàn.
* Kunming 昆 明 kūn míng is the capital of the province of Yunnan 云南 yún nán in China 中 国 zhōng guó.
Every day, his devoted wife 妻子 qī zi would cross the bridge 过桥 guò qiáo that connected the island 岛 dǎo to the mainland to deliver him his lunch 午 餐 wǔ cān. However, due to the distance, the noodles became soggy when she reached his place of study. Wanting only the best for her husband, she devised a method to prevent the noodles from becoming spongy or soggy. She placed hot soup 热汤 rè tāng in an earthen bowl 碗 wǎn and poured a thin layer of oil 油 yóu over it to insulate the heat 热 能 rè néng. She separated the noodles, meat 肉 ròu and garnishing 配菜 pèi cài and placed them in different containers.
Upon arrival at the place of study, she would mix the ingredients 配料 pèi liào and noodles together in the burning hot soup - in a fixed order. She would first put in the raw meat 生肉 shēng ròu (as meat would take longer to cook), followed by vegetables 蔬菜 shū cài and garnishing 配 菜 pèi cài. Finally, she would put the noodles in.
Since then, the dish has been called "Crossing Over the Bridge Noodles" 过桥米线 guò qiáo mǐ xiàn.
* Kunming 昆 明 kūn míng is the capital of the province of Yunnan 云南 yún nán in China 中 国 zhōng guó.
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