饸 (hé) - A type of noodle or dough food, specifically

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饸 · hé

A type of noodle or dough food, specifically referring to héle (饸饹), a traditional Chinese noodle made by pressing dough through a special utensil.

A type of noodle or dough food, specifically

Usage highlights

héle noodleshéle pressbuckwheat hélesorghum hélecorn hélesteamed héle

Synonyms

  • 面条— noodles (general term)
  • 河漏— alternative name for héle noodles

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We ate héle noodles (饸饹) for lunch.
  • This restaurant specializes in héle (饸饹).
  • The héle press (饸饹床子) is used to make the noodles.
  • Héle is a traditional northern Chinese dish (饸饹).

Collocations

  • héle noodles(饸饹)
  • héle press(饸饹床子)
  • buckwheat héle(荞麦饸饹)
  • sorghum héle(高粱饸饹)
  • corn héle(玉米饸饹)
  • steamed héle(蒸饸饹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Héle (饸饹) is a traditional noodle dish popular in northern China, especially in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Hebei provinces.
  • The character 饸 is almost exclusively used in the compound word 饸饹, referring to this specific type of pressed noodle.
  • Héle making involves a special tool called héle chuángzi (饸饹床子) which presses the dough directly into boiling water.

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