1. 饥饹 (pronounced hé·le), also known as Helu (pronounced hé·lou), is a combination of pea noodles, oatmeal noodles, buckwheat noodles or other miscellaneous bean noodles. When soft, use a 饸饹 bed (a wooden or iron tool with many round eyes) to press the noodles through the round eyes to form small round strips.

2. It is thicker than ordinary noodles, but stronger and softer than noodles. The cooking method is similar to noodles. Bean noodles sometimes need to be added with noodles to adjust the softness and texture of the noodles. This is suitable for noodles that are not as sticky as wheat noodles and cannot be made into noodles by ordinary methods. It is common in the north, especially in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and other places.