At the table
Loosen the strands gently, lift small mouthfuls with chopsticks and sip the soup with a spoon. Eat soon after serving because the noodles clump as they stand. Let the hot soup cool first.
Contains wheat/gluten, crustaceans, soy and sesame. Ask about other seasonings, whether stock replaces water and whether chili is added. Wakame represents the edible seaweed in this home-style version; shops use different toppings and broths.
Contains wheat/gluten, crustaceans, soy and sesame. Ask about other seasonings, whether stock replaces water and whether chili is added. Wakame represents the edible seaweed in this home-style version; shops use different toppings and broths.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Contains wheat/gluten, crustaceans, soy and sesame. Ask about other seasonings, whether stock replaces water and whether chili is added. Wakame represents the edible seaweed in this home-style version; shops use different toppings and broths.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Fine golden wheat noodles in hot, savory broth, associated with breakfast in Baodi, Tianjin. This simple version has tiny dried shrimp, wakame and sesame oil: slippery, gently chewy noodles with a marine savor.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Fine golden wheat noodles in hot, savory broth, associated with breakfast in Baodi, Tianjin. This simple version has tiny dried shrimp, wakame and sesame oil: slippery, gently chewy noodles with a marine savor.
- How it’s made
- Soak prepared yousimian to loosen the strands. Briefly heat with wakame in lightly salted water, then pour noodles and cooking liquid over light soy sauce, dried shrimp skins and sesame oil. These are precooked wheat noodles, not necessarily fried noodles despite the name.
Contains wheat/gluten, crustaceans, soy and sesame. Ask about other seasonings, whether stock replaces water and whether chili is added. Wakame represents the edible seaweed in this home-style version; shops use different toppings and broths.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Tianjin.
About this regional connection
Tianjin: Baodi breakfast noodle soup; representative simple home-style serving.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有宝坻油丝面吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Baodi yousimian noodle soup
Baodi's breakfast culture includes bowls of yousimian alongside other local morning foods. Individual shops season their soup differently; the common attraction is fine noodles eaten hot with their broth.