The dandanmian originated in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. The original dish is served with no soup in a small bowl covered in a mala meat sauce and pickled vegetables, with peanuts and spring onions served on top. The soup variant is from Hong Kong and is more widespread across the rest of China but it is uncommon in Sichuan itself where the authentic style dominates.
Sesame paste or peanut butter is sometimes added, and occasionally replaces the spicy sauce, usually in the American Chinese style of the dish.[3] In this case, dandanmian is considered a variation of ma jiang mian (麻醬麵), sesame sauce noodles, although ma jiang mian usually refers to a specific Shanghainese dish.
The name refers to a type of carrying pole (dan dan) that was used by walking street vendors who sold the dish to passers-by. The pole was carried over the shoulder, with two baskets containing noodles and sauce attached at either end. As the noodles were affordable due to their low cost, the local people gradually came to call them dandan noodles, referencing the street vendors. The name translates directly as 'noodles carried on a pole', but may be better translated as 'peddler's noodles'.
A variety of English spellings are used. The first word may be either dandan, dundun or tantan, and the last word may also be spelled mein (Cantonese pronunciation).
Related dishes
Taiwanese tantanmen
Japanese tantanmen
Japanese soupless tantanmen
The same sauce is frequently served over poached chicken (called bonbon or bangbang chicken (棒棒鸡)), and on steamed, meat-filled dumplings in another Sichuan dish called suanla chaoshou. The corresponding Japanese dish is tantan-men, a form of ramen (formally 担担麺, as in Chinese, but often written with 々, or with 坦 instead of 担).
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March 06, 2023
dandan, noodles, dandanmian, simplified, chinese, 担担面, traditional, chinese, 擔擔麵, literally, carrying, pole, noodles, noodle, dish, originating, from, chinese, sichuan, cuisine, consists, spicy, sauce, usually, containing, preserved, vegetables, often, includi. Dandan noodles or dandanmian simplified Chinese 担担面 traditional Chinese 擔擔麵 literally carrying pole noodles 2 is a noodle dish originating from Chinese Sichuan cuisine It consists of a spicy sauce usually containing preserved vegetables often including zha cai 榨菜 lower enlarged mustard stems or ya cai 芽菜 upper mustard stems chili oil Sichuan pepper minced pork and scallions served over noodles The dish can either be served dry or as a noodle soup Dandan noodlesHong Kong style dandan noodle soup 擔擔湯麵 served in a Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai with traditional red chilli oil sauce pork and spring onions Chinese nameTraditional Chinese擔擔麵Simplified Chinese担担面Literal meaning carrying pole noodles 1 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyindandanmianIPA ta nta nmjɛ n Yue CantoneseJyutpingdaam1 daam 1 min6Japanese nameKanji担々麺KanaタンタンメンTranscriptionsRomanizationTantanmenThe dandanmian originated in Chengdu the capital of Sichuan province The original dish is served with no soup in a small bowl covered in a mala meat sauce and pickled vegetables with peanuts and spring onions served on top The soup variant is from Hong Kong and is more widespread across the rest of China but it is uncommon in Sichuan itself where the authentic style dominates Sesame paste or peanut butter is sometimes added and occasionally replaces the spicy sauce usually in the American Chinese style of the dish 3 In this case dandanmian is considered a variation of ma jiang mian 麻醬麵 sesame sauce noodles although ma jiang mian usually refers to a specific Shanghainese dish Contents 1 Origin and name 2 Related dishes 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOrigin and name EditThe name refers to a type of carrying pole dan dan that was used by walking street vendors who sold the dish to passers by The pole was carried over the shoulder with two baskets containing noodles and sauce attached at either end As the noodles were affordable due to their low cost the local people gradually came to call them dandan noodles referencing the street vendors The name translates directly as noodles carried on a pole but may be better translated as peddler s noodles A variety of English spellings are used The first word may be either dandan dundun or tantan and the last word may also be spelled mein Cantonese pronunciation Related dishes Edit Taiwanese tantanmen Japanese tantanmen Japanese soupless tantanmen The same sauce is frequently served over poached chicken called bonbon or bangbang chicken 棒棒鸡 and on steamed meat filled dumplings in another Sichuan dish called suanla chaoshou The corresponding Japanese dish is tantan men a form of ramen formally 担担麺 as in Chinese but often written with 々 or with 坦 instead of 担 See also EditChinese noodles List of Chinese dishes Ta a noodlesPortals China FoodReferences Edit Schaller G B 1994 The Last Panda University of Chicago Press p 42 ISBN 978 0 226 73629 7 Alisa Joyce and David Barba 1990 10 14 the spot for hot pot the culinary delights of sichuan province The Washington Post Dunlop Fuchsia 2008 Shark s Fin and Sichuan Pepper W W Norton amp Co ISBN 0 393 06657 6 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dan dan mian Authentic Dan Dan Mian recipe at KitchenChick com Americanized Dan Dan Noodles at FoodNetwork com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dandan noodles amp oldid 1138375936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
