ANECDOTES ABOUT CHINESE NOODLES!
The origin of Chinese noodles has always been uncertainty since there are historians who say that it was already known in Sicily before the adventures of Marco Polo or in ancient Greece or in Arab Spain. Until in 2002, the world's oldest noodle was discovered at the archaeological site of Lajia in Qinghai Province, northwest China. With an age of 4000 years.
In Spain, the launching of instant Chinese noodles has been a resounding success and is an option used by all types of people as a resource to have a quick dish to prepare and with good taste.
Interestingly, in ancient times, the Chinese noodle considered it "food"(饭 fàn), while the dishes with rice or millet were called "rice food"(米饭). The importance of this food in China is also reflected in some cultural traditions. To receive a newborn baby with good wishes, you are offered long strips of noodles as a symbol of long life.
As a linguistic curiosity, the Chinese character with more strokes (nothing more and nothing less than 56), impossible to enter in the computer and without authorization to appear in the dictionary, refers to a dish typical of the city of Xi An, resting place of the famous Warriors of Terracota. The "Biang Biang" they are wide and long noodles, which are cooked with spicy spices. Undoubtedly, a dish prepared to protect from the cold winter of those parts.
They are so popular that they have even appeared in Disney movies in romantic scenes such as the views in the Lady and the Tramp, in addition to being used to make different memes.
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- Andreu