At the table
Lift noodles with chopsticks and use a spoon for the broth. Taste before adding any table chilli sauce.
Contains wheat and shrimp. Ask about the frying fat and stock if you need dietary details.
Seasoning, frying fat and extra side dishes vary. An egg or meat side is not automatically part of the bowl.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Seasoning, frying fat and extra side dishes vary. An egg or meat side is not automatically part of the bowl.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savoury with a distinctive alkaline noodle aroma.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft thick noodles and gently clinging broth.
- How it’s made
- Large noodles simmer until the cooking liquid thickens; small aromatic toppings are mixed in.
Seasoning, frying fat and extra side dishes vary. An egg or meat side is not automatically part of the bowl.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Taiwan.
About this regional connection
Taiwan: Da mian geng is a Taichung breakfast speciality. Its thick noodles and slightly sticky cooking broth explain the name; it differs from soups thickened into a heavy gravy.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有台中大面羹吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A Taichung breakfast bowl
Da mian geng is a Taichung breakfast speciality. Its thick noodles and slightly sticky cooking broth explain the name; it differs from soups thickened into a heavy gravy.