Sietsema's Secrets: Lanzhou Noodles at NYC's Super Taste

Over on Eater NY, culinary encyclopedia Robert Sietsema launches a new video series that sees Sietsema revealing "the secrets of unexplored corners of the New York food world."

First up: a look at the hand-pulled noodles at Chinatown's Super Taste, where "noodle master" Steven Yan introduced the city's first-ever version of Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles just eight years ago. The noodles — described as "supple, rich-tasting, and firm to the tooth" — are freshly made right before boiling, and as Sietsema narrates, Yan took a one-month apprenticeship in Lanzhou noodle-making, which lead to a "full year" of noodle-pulling before achieving mastery. Go, watch:

Video: Super Taste and the Secrets of the Hand Pulled Noodle

· Super Taste and the Secrets of the Hand Pulled Noodle [Eater NY]
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