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How Are Noodles Made?

2019/9/13
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This chapter explores the process of making noodles, focusing on Chef Tony Wu's unique technique of hand-pulling noodles, which he can do blindfolded, transforming one lump of dough into 16,000 strands.

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This week, we answer a question from 4-year-old Hugo in Burlington, Vt. Hugo wants to know how noodles are made. But he's about to get more than he bargained for!

For this episode we visit a restaurant called M.Y. China, in San Francisco, CA to watch executive chef Tony Wu hand-pull 16,000 noodles in 2 minutes. The restaurant's owner, chef Martin Yan of the PBS show Yan Can Cook narrates the action. And to give us some historical context, Jen Lin-Liu, author of On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome with Love and Pasta, shares her insight.

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