China traditional noodles-longevity noodles. People in China must eat food at the end of the party every birthday, because noodles are very long, which means longevity. In ancient times, eating longevity noodles symbolizes wishing the newborn baby boy a long life, which has been handed down from generation to generation. When eating noodles, you should swallow the whole noodle in one gulp, and you can't pinch it off with chopsticks or bite it off with your mouth.

Eating longevity noodles not only symbolizes longevity, but also represents respect for the elderly. It is said that the Yellow Emperor became immortal in the winter of solstice. Since then, longevity noodles have been eaten every winter to show respect for the elderly, so longevity noodles are also called "winter to sun noodles"

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High-quality noodles are characterized by non-stick pan, non-muddy soup and no broken strips. The identification method is as follows:

1, appearance: good vermicelli is tightly packed, with neat ends, and will not break when lifted vertically;

2. Smell: Take out some noodles, or smell them with your nose at one end of the noodles. If there is a faint smell of wheat flour, but there is no musty smell, sour taste or peculiar smell, it means good noodles.

3. Strength test: For a good noodle, hold both ends of the noodle by hand and bend it gently until the bending degree reaches more than 5cm.