Yangchun noodles are a specialty of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.

Yangchun noodles, also known as light noodles and noodles in clear soup, have a clear soup with a fresh flavor and are light and refreshing, which is one of the specialties of Yangzhou. It is customary to call the 10th month of the lunar calendar as the small Yangchun, and the noodles used to be sold at 10 cents per bowl, so they are called Yangchun noodles. Yangchun noodles are a specialty of Suzhou and are closely related to the lives of Suzhou people. As the cheapest of the noodles, it still maintains the Suzhou style, which is not too far away from the middle of the road.

The most important thing to do with Yangchun noodles is to fry the onion oil, the flavor of the purple-skinned onion is more fragrant, and the flavor of the fried onion oil is very strong, while the onion crisps fried into a golden brown color are also very tasty, add them to wine, mixing with cold dishes, and put them into a pinch when making fried rice, boiled rice and so on, and the flavor will instantly become very special.

History of Yangchun Noodles

Legend has it that Qianlong went to Huai'an on his southern tour in March, and ate a bowl of noodles at a noodle stall in the guise of a vegetarian, which was very different from the palace food, with the noodles very sharp, and the broth clear, and golden oil floating on the surface, which made Qianlong, who was used to eating large quantities of meat and fish, have a big appetite, and called it delicious, and he was so impressed by the food that he was able to eat it, which was so delicious. Since it was March, the Qianlong emperor also gave the noodles a nice name, Yangchun noodles.

But in fact, Yangchun noodles were first called Qingtangguang, because of the clear soup without any toppings, hence the name. The name was not elegant after all, so some literati came up with this elegant and storytelling name. In the early years, Yangchun noodles in the area of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, also known as small Yang ", plus, red soup noodles, a little green onion, seems to be quite a Yangchun mood, so quickly called.