International Cultures

The Origins Of Beef Noodle Soup

Beef noodle soup is one of the most iconic of dishes in Taiwan, though one popular legend credits its invention to the Chinese Muslims of Xinjiang, or what some still refer to as Chinese Turkmenistan. For pork is the meat traditionally favored by Chinese cuisine, but given Islamic prohibitions and the wild spaces of China’s wild west, beef is the meat of choice .

The Hui folks, or Chinese Muslims, make beef noodle soup with halal beef and no soy sauce. Salt, chili pepper, and scallions are used to flavor the dish instead. This version is often called clear-broth stewed beef noodle soup in Chinese. The addition of soy sauce changes the name to red-roasted beef noodle soup. In this version, the beef is sometimes first stir fried with hot sauce before cooking in the soup as stew. This is also the version approximated by most sorts of instant noodles labeled beef flavor.

Beef noodle soup is a popular Chinese dish, but like much in East and Southeast Asia, Chinese culinary influences have ranged far and wide such that local adaptations of many Chinese tops exist; beef pho is popular in Vietnam, as is beef ramen in Japan. On mainland China, beef noodle soup is typically served with simple cold side plates such as braised dried tofu, seaweed, or boiled peanuts.

The beef noodle soup itself is mostly made up of stewed beef, beef broth, noodles, and vegetables. The vegetables are typically Chinese cabbage, spinach, or some other leafy green. Some restaurants use chili pepper, while others depend on traditional Chinese star anise. Mustard greens are sometimes garnished on top. Still other variants call for Chinese sauerkraut ( literally sour [that is, pickled] vegetables ).

There are so many permutations on the dish, and the idea of the dish, that it helps to be specific when ordering. The same place may serve the full dish as explained above, or just soup and noodles but no beef, or soup and bits of beef but no noodles!

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