Crossing Bridge Noodles 过桥米线精篇课件.pptVIP

* Crossing Bridge Noodles The legend A young scholar was studying hard for his imperial exams. His wife,?for some unexplained reason, cooked for him every day on the far side of a local bridge . Because she was worried about the food not being fresh by the time she was able to bring it to her husband across the bridge she prepared a large earthen pot of chicken soup. The noodles and the husbands other favorite ingredients were kept in another container. When the wife arrived she combined them — just before eating, providing a nutritious bowl of steaming hot not-soggy noodles. In this way, with the loving support of his dear wife, he was able to study hard and consequently made the highest marks on his exam. In years past Kunming locals considered two varieties of noodles to be desirable. The distinction between the two is quite simple. “Sour paste” as the name suggests tastes a little sour, and is characterized by a relatively thick and soft rice noodle. The “dry paste” along with not being sour is relatively thin and rigid. Sour paste is the most authentic. Kunming noodles are not widely considered to be the bes t in Yunnan however. You have to get out to Mengzi or Jianshui County to try the creme of the noodle crop. Things are changing though, and modernization has not left the habits of noodle eaters untouched. All kinds of new noodles are flooding onto the market. Many people prefer the more ‘efficient’ water-washed rice noodles or the purple rice noodles that are mixed with purple rice. And of course, there is the Instant version — complete with colored sauce — that you can get for breakfast. It only takes about a minute to prepare. But if you want the real thing folks… You can only find it here in Yunnan. 传说云南蒙自县城有一书生，很英俊，很聪明，但喜欢游玩，不愿下功夫读书。他有一个美丽的妻子和一个年幼的儿子。夫妇之间，感情很深。但妻子对书生喜游乐，厌读书深感忧虑。一日，对书生道：“你终日游乐，不思上进，不想为妻儿争气吗？”闻妻言，生深感羞愧，就在南湖筑一书斋，独居苦读，妻子也与生分忧，逐日三餐均送到书斋晌生。日久，生学业大进，但也日渐瘦弱。妻子看在眼里，很心疼，思进补之。一日，宰鸡煨汤，切肉片，备米线，准备给书生送早餐。儿子年幼，戏将肉片置汤中，生妻怒斥儿子的恶作剧，速将肉片捞起，视之，已熟，尝之，味香，大喜。