At the table
Eat the cut pieces warm with chopsticks or a fork.
Contains egg. Check the noodle sheet and sauces for wheat, soy and other allergens. Optional sausage adds meat.
Chili heat depends on the sauce and amount used. Ask about the sauce before cooking; omitting sausage alone does not establish a vegetarian recipe.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Mishan also has charcoal-grilled noodles; Harbin versions add onion, coriander and optional sausage.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet-sour or savory-spicy
- Chili heat
- Heat not recorded
- Texture
- Chewy noodle sheet.
- How it’s made
- Oil the plate, cook the noodle sheet with egg, turn, sauce and cut.
Mishan also has charcoal-grilled noodles; Harbin versions add onion, coriander and optional sausage.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Heilongjiang.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有烤冷面吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Why Grilled Cold Noodles Are Served Hot
Despite its name, kao leng mian is served hot. Mishan has a charcoal-grilled tradition, while the familiar Harbin version cooks a noodle sheet and egg on an oiled hot plate. Onion, coriander, sugar and vinegar join the sauce; sausage is optional. The chewy sheet and sweet-sour or savory-spicy sauces make it a flexible street snack.