In this episode, we first have a stab at recreating the first (recovered) millet noodles ever made in China and then go on to make China's first (documented) wheat noodles. This is the first episode in our Road to Ramen series.

Footage used:

@pinnuomeishi -    • 老師傅教你做【陝西特色煮饃】，陝西泡饃最出名，傳統小吃新吃法  
Confusius was a foodie - https://confuciuswasafoodie.com/noodl...

Sources and literature:
Qi Ming Yao Shu; Jia Sixie; Circa 544.
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
http://www.kaogu.cn/uploads/soft/2015...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-p...
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-03...
https://confuciuswasafoodie.com/noodl...
http://www.qulishi.com/article/202002...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Pasta: The Ultimate Cookbook; Serena Cosmo; Cider Mill Press; 2017
https://ctext.org/shi-ming/shi-yin-sh...

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - It belongs in a museum!
02:00 - Birdy grains
04:17 - How does this work?
05:50 - Does it even work?
07:13 - All Hans on deck!
07:25 - Bing
08:35 - Making some OLD noodles
09:15 - The broth contains WHAT!?
10:56 - Ripping noodles!
11:52 - Time to eat!
11:27 - Dishes

Website: www.intaberna.co.uk

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