At the table
Lift small portions of noodles with chopsticks and sip the sweet soup with a spoon. Let it cool first. Ask whether ginger or egg is included and choose any additions before cooking.
Contains wheat. Egg may be added separately or occur in the noodles; ask about the noodle recipe if you avoid egg or other animal ingredients. The soup may be very hot.
Contains wheat. Egg may be added separately or occur in the noodles; ask about the noodle recipe if you avoid egg or other animal ingredients. The soup may be very hot.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Contains wheat. Egg may be added separately or occur in the noodles; ask about the noodle recipe if you avoid egg or other animal ingredients. The soup may be very hot.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Soft, slippery wheat noodles in a sweet brown-sugar soup. This is a sweet Hainan snack; ginger can add a gentle warm bite.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft, slippery wheat noodles in a sweet brown-sugar soup. This is a sweet Hainan snack; ginger can add a gentle warm bite.
- How it’s made
- Dissolve brown cane sugar in boiling water, simmer briefly and cook the noodles in it. Ginger or an egg may be added; some shops also use dried longan.
Contains wheat. Egg may be added separately or occur in the noodles; ask about the noodle recipe if you avoid egg or other animal ingredients. The soup may be very hot.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hainan.
About this regional connection
Hainan: Hainan sweet noodle snack, documented in Haikou.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有糖水面吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Hainan noodles in brown-sugar soup
Haikou's Madam Xian cultural festival includes eating sweet noodles as a wish for a happy year. The same dish also belongs to everyday street-snack culture. Its precise origin date is not established.