Crossing-the-bridge noodles

Crossing-the-bridge noodles, or guoqiao mixian, are a Yunnan rice-noodle soup with meat and vegetables. Kunming’s visitor guide describes versions with pork and chicken, available in noodle restaurants around the city. Chef Victor Liong’s preparation centres on a chicken broth enriched with pork bones and smoked ham, with ginger, onion and aromatic spices.^[1][2]

Liong lists medium-thickness rice noodles alongside chicken, quail eggs, bean-curd skin, mushrooms and mustard greens. Herbs and condiments accompany the soup, including coriander, garlic chives, a ginger-and-soy dipping sauce and chilli oil. These ingredients describe his version of the dish; its name is also attached to a story about a scholar’s wife carrying lunch across a bridge, presented as a legend in both accounts.^[2][1]