According to legend, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, fell ill with a cold on a farm one snowy winter before he ascended the throne. Mother and son are kind-hearted. They slaughtered and stewed the elephant (also called elk) with four horns like deer, head like horse, body like sheep, hoof like ox and ox, and wanted to make noodles to relieve Li Shimin's hunger.
However, due to the persecution of the enemy, the situation is urgent. The old woman hurriedly pulled the dough out, put it directly into the soup pot, cooked it and handed it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin ate too much, broke out in a sweat, felt feverish and refreshed, and recovered from the cold. So he rode his horse to say goodbye.
After Li Shimin acceded to the throne, he couldn't feel the taste of any delicacies all day, so he thought of the noodles made by the mother and son, and thought of their saving his life. He sent people to visit the mother and son and gave them rich rewards. Sure enough, it paid off and finally found the mother and son. Taizong also ordered chefs to learn from the elderly. Since then, this life-saving noodle-Kirin noodles has been added to the imperial diet spectrum of the Tang Palace.
Later, because the four elephants were extremely rare, it was difficult to find hunters. It was useless for Wu Zetian to kill several tribute envoys, so she had to take a goat instead of the four elephants, and the unicorn face was renamed the back face goat. However, it has been identified by chefs and doctors, and its taste and medicinal value are no less than that of Kirin noodles. Therefore, mutton Huimian Noodles has become a famous court food with a long history.
In the Qing Dynasty, Eight-Nation Alliance went to Beijing, and Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Shanxi for refuge. She also kept in mind the benefits of Hui Mian in nourishing the body and dispelling cold, and sent Li Zhaogong goat to Hui Mian for eating many times, thus timely lifting the cold disease insurance. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that Pang Enfu, the chef of the Manchu-Han banquet, escaped from the palace and lived in seclusion in the south section of the Yellow River because he did not want to be bound by the strict laws of the Imperial Palace. The authentic Yuanyang Huimian Noodles was spread to the people.
With the development of the times, Huimian Noodles is more and more recognized and favored by people. Hui noodles are also famous all over the country for their thin fat, refreshing aroma, rich nutrition and unique flavor.