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The Story of Noodles

In addition to the cultural differences between the north and the south, Chinese noodles also have many different styles. Contains different meanings or has a unique story behind it.

Traditional Chinese noodles - longevity noodles. Chinese people must eat food at the end of every birthday party, because the long noodles symbolize longevity. In ancient times, eating longevity noodles symbolized wishing newborn boys a long life, and this custom has been followed ever since. When eating noodles, you should swallow the whole noodle at once. You can neither pinch it with chopsticks nor bite it with your mouth. Eating longevity noodles not only symbolizes longevity, but also represents respect for the elderly. It is said that the Yellow Emperor attained enlightenment and became an immortal on the Winter Solstice. Since then, he has eaten longevity noodles at every winter solstice to show respect for the elderly, so longevity noodles are also called "winter solstice noodles". In fact, there are different opinions on the meaning of "longevity noodles", and the above is just one of them.

The noodles eaten on birthdays are also called "Shou noodles". Noodles are the most famous in Fuzhou and have many names: those given to the woman during marriage are called "Happy Noodles"; those eaten by pregnant women during the delivery period are called "Blessed Noodles"; those given to relatives and friends as "Taiwan Noodles" "Flat noodles" are eaten by the elderly, the weak and the sick, and are healthy foods. Noodles are called "healthy noodles". It is said among the people that noodles are a gift prepared by Jiutian Xuannu to celebrate the birthday of her mother, the Queen Mother. Therefore, people who make noodles will enshrine the statue of Jiutian Xuannv in their homes. There are many varieties of Fuzhou noodles, including egg noodles, dragon whiskers noodles, silver noodles, etc. (Quote: "Stories of Chinese Famous Foods")

Another example is the "Leng Tao" mentioned before, which was originally created by Wu Zetian, the only female emperor of China today. It is said that Wu Meiniang was very beautiful when she was young, and she was selected into the palace as a talented person at the age of fourteen. Because they were about to separate from their childhood sweetheart Chang Jianfeng, they went to a noodle shop to eat noodles before entering the palace. Seeing that the weather was hot that day, Mei Niang had an idea and worked with her boss to create a soft and delicious "Leng Tao". It happened that it was Mei Niang's birthday. In order to remember the past, she ordered the imperial chef to cook cold food on Wu Zetian's birthday. This habit did not change until her death. (Quote: "Stories of Chinese Famous Foods")

There is another story about Qishan noodles in Shaanxi. Qishan noodles are also called "Heqi noodles". It is said that during the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Zhou of Yin was jealous of King Wen of Zhou Jichang's achievements and imprisoned him in the castle of Youli. Later, King Wen of Zhou returned to his hometown. Seeing that he had become thin due to suffering, the villagers brought a large amount of food to replenish his health. In order to thank everyone for their love and care for him, King Wen of Zhou personally made noodles and cooked noodles with the food everyone brought to greet them. After finishing the noodles in person, everyone poured the remaining soup back and poured over the noodles. This way of eating only noodles without drinking soup is called "Japanese noodles". (Quoted from "Famous Food Stories")

Also: "Noodles" is the protagonist of the classic gangster epic movie "Once Upon a Time in America".