担担面 (dàndànmiàn) · dandan noodles

Measure Word

一碗担担面 wǎn

Meanings

1 dandan noodles

Made with

面条 miàntiáo 肉末 ròumò 辣椒油 làjiāoyóu 芝麻酱 zhīmajiàng 花椒粉 huājiāofěn 花生 huāshēng

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 主食 Staple

Thin wheat noodles in a little sauce of chili oil, Sichuan pepper, sesame paste and preserved vegetable, topped with crisp minced pork and often crushed peanuts. Stir it all together before eating.

Usually contains peanuts, sesame and wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我最爱吃担担面。

Wǒ zuì ài chī dàndànmiàn.

My favorite food is dandan noodles.

HSK 7-9

四川的担担面麻辣鲜香。

Sìchuān de dàndànmiàn málà xiān xiāng.

Sichuan's dandan noodles are spicy, numbing, and fragrant.

Tips

culture

The name comes from the shoulder pole (扁担) that 19th-century Zigong vendors used to carry the noodles and sauce from street to street. 担 here means 'to carry on a shoulder pole'. The authentic Sichuan version is dry-tossed with Sichuan pepper, chili oil, preserved vegetable (芽菜), and minced pork, not soup-based.