At the table
Lift noodles with chopsticks and support the soft pork with a spoon. Bite the pork in small pieces; let the hot broth cool before sipping.
Ask about the spice packet, extra braising seasonings, stock and noodle additions. Wheat and soy are present. Request less garlic if preferred and check for remaining cartilage.
The bone species and full spice and finishing-seasoning formulas are unspecified. This representative does not fix chili, sugar or wine additions; recipes and toppings vary.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
The bone species and full spice and finishing-seasoning formulas are unspecified. This representative does not fix chili, sugar or wine additions; recipes and toppings vary.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory pork and broth, sharp garlic and aromatic spices.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Springy noodles; soft layered pork retaining some bite.
- How it’s made
- Blanch pork belly, braise with salt, light soy and a spice packet including licorice and cassia; fry in rapeseed oil, braise again, chill and slice. Red-braise the slices with further seasonings, then serve over boiled knife-cut wheat noodles in bone stock with minced garlic.
The bone species and full spice and finishing-seasoning formulas are unspecified. This representative does not fix chili, sugar or wine additions; recipes and toppings vary.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Anhui.
About this regional connection
Anhui: Local culinary association; not a claim of exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有当涂大肉面吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Dangtu pork-belly noodle soup
Dangtu’s noodle-shop tradition pairs handmade knife-cut noodles with pork prepared through several stages of braising and frying. Garlic gives the finished bowl its distinctive sharp aroma.