Crossing-the-bridge noodles
China · East Asia
- Short description
- This noodle meal is assembled tableside, with raw or delicate toppings warmed by the broth.
- Ingredients
- Rice noodles served with very hot broth, sliced meats, egg, tofu skin, mushrooms, greens, and scallions.
- Cultural note
- Associated with restaurant presentations where the broth arrives separately to stay hot.
- Common misconception
- The separate bowls are part of the serving method, not an unfinished dish.
image credit
Crossing the Bridge Noodle at Qian Xiang Yuan.jpg
- creator:
- Baycrest
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY-SA 2.5
- modified:
- Cropped and resized to remove menu/table clutter and focus on the serving setup; no content was added.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.