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What is Liangpi?
Cool, chewy starch noodles tossed with vinegar, chilli oil, garlic and crisp vegetables.
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Flavor profile
Tangy · Spicy · Refreshing
Cool, chewy starch noodles tossed with vinegar, chilli oil, garlic and crisp vegetables.
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Key ingredients
Wheat or rice starch noodles, black vinegar, chilli oil, garlic, cucumber, bean sprouts and wheat gluten.
This is a food guide, not a recipe. Ingredients and preparation vary between cooks, shops and cities.
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How it is usually made
Steamed starch sheets are cooled and cut into ribbons, then tossed vigorously with seasonings and vegetables.
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Origin and food culture
Liangpi is a broad family of cold starch sheets rather than one fixed Shaanxi recipe. Shaanxi includes wheat-based mianpi and ganmianpi as well as rice-based styles associated with the province’s south.
The sheets are steamed, cooled and cut before serving with vinegar, garlic and chilli. Wheat gluten accompanies washed-flour versions but is not present in every kind.