Liangfen
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Script error: No such module "infobox". Liangfen (Template:Lang-zh), also spelled liang fen, is a Chinese legume dish consisting of starch jelly that is usually served cold, with a savory sauce, often in the summer.[1] It is most popular in northern China, including Beijing,[2] Gansu,[3] and Shaanxi,[4] but may also be found in Sichuan[5] and Qinghai.[6] In Tibet and Nepal it is called laping and is a common street vendor food.[7] In Kyrgyzstan it is an ingredient in a noodle dish called ashlan fu.[8]
Liangfen is generally white or off-white in color, translucent, and thick. It is usually made from mung bean starch, but may also be made from pea or potato starch.[9][10] In western China, the jelly-like seeds of Plantago major were formerly also used.[1] The starch is boiled with water and the resulting sheets are then cut into thick strips.[11]
Liangfen is generally served cold. The liangfen strips are tossed with seasonings including soy sauce, vinegar, sesame paste, crushed garlic, julienned carrot, and chili oil.[12] In Lanzhou it is often served stir-fried.[3] In Sichuan, a spicy dish called chuanbei liangfen is particularly popular (see photo above).[13]
Similar foods include the Korean muk made with buckwheat, mung bean, or water chestnut starch and Japanese tokoroten.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Jidou liangfen, a similar dish from the Yunnan province of southwest China, is made from chickpeas rather than mung beans. It is similar to Burmese tofu salad.
In Northeast China, it is called lapi (拉皮) and is served mixed with julienned vegetables.
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References
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- ↑ a b Wilson, Ernest Henry; Sargent, Charles Sprague. (1914) A naturalist in western China, with vasculum, camera, and gun Methuen & co., ltd. p. 63
- ↑ (2007-12-05) Template:In lang 凉粉（漏鱼、刮条） Script error: No such module "webarchive". 老北京网 / 北京公众出行网
- ↑ a b Lanzhou Restaurants China Connection Tours
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- ↑ Jack Quian, 2006 Chengdu: A City of Paradise AuthorHouse, p. 49 Template:ISBN
- ↑ (2008-03-07) Xining CRIENGLISH.com
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- ↑ Law, Eugene (2004) Intercontinental's best of China China Intercontinental Press Script error: No such module "webarchive". (五洲传播出版社), p. 197 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Mooney, Eileen Wen. 2008 Beijing Marshall Cavendish, p. 124 Template:ISBN
- ↑ 宋秉武 (Song Bingwu) Template:In lang, 2004 大禹治水的源头—临夏 China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), p. 30 Template:ISBN
- ↑ (2008-08-06) Have a Taste of Beijing’s Summer Food Script error: No such module "webarchive". Chinaculture.org
- ↑ Gan Tian, (2008-03-17) Official word on local cuisine Chinadaily.com.cn
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