Braised noodles is a Henan specialty with a long history. It is a kind of meat, vegetarian, soup, vegetables, rice and have a traditional flavor snack, to taste delicious, affordable, renowned in the Central Plains, throughout the country. Braised noodles can be divided into different ingredients: lamb braised noodles, beef braised noodles, three fresh braised noodles, five fresh braised noodles and so on. The essence of chow mein lies in the soup, below, put the original broth in the pot, pull the noodles into thin strips into the pot, and serve with parsley, chili oil, sugar and garlic and other small dishes.

The noodles used in Henan chow mein are pulled noodles, similar to ramen, but slightly different. Generally, white flour is used to make soft noodles by adding salt and alkali, and the noodles are kneaded repeatedly to make them tough. The essence of braised noodles lies in the soup, mutton soup should use good fresh mutton, after repeated soaking into the pot, skimming the blood foam, into the whole seasoning, the meat will be cooked. Below, the pot put the original broth, pull the noodles into thin strips into the pot, put on the lamb, with cauliflower, fungus, water vermicelli. It is served with a small plate of cilantro, chili oil, sugar and garlic, which makes it even more flavorful. Because the noodles and meat rotten, rich flavor, and cheap, it became the most typical flavor of the Central Plains snacks.