Eating in China
Hand-rolled potato-starch noodles ingredient on a plain plate.

Hand-rolled potato-starch noodles

土豆手擀粉Tǔdòu shǒugǎnfěn

Hand-rolled noodles based on potato starch, used in Tianshui malatang and becoming supple when boiled.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

The Tianshui form is based on potato starch, with the dough rolled out to form noodles.

In the kitchen

Tianshui malatang.

Potato starch is the basis; the exact proportions and any additional starches depend on the maker, with no universal formula.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有土豆手擀粉吗?

Does this dish contain Hand-rolled potato-starch noodles?

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