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Daily Trivia

How are dragon's beard noodles created?

on May 1, 2022

By deftly swinging, stretching, and doubling a fist-size lump of flour-and-water dough, a Chinese master noodle maker can create 2,048 strands of "long xu mian" - dragon's beard noodles - each as fine as a human hair. (This Chinese delicacy is deep fried and wrapped into thin pancakes)

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