stiff dough; dough with added dry flour
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stiff dough made with little water, or dough made by kneading dry flour into fermented dough
technicalRefers to a firm, chewy dough texture in Chinese cooking, commonly used for steamed buns (应面馒头) and noodles. The term can also be written as 硬面. In some dialects, the -r suffix is added (应面儿).
yìng应
miàn面
mán馒
tou头
bǐ比
fā发
miàn面
mán馒
tou头
gèng更
yǒu有
jiáo嚼
jìn劲
。
Stiff-dough steamed buns have a chewier texture than fermented-dough buns.
mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
de的
yìng应
miàn面
jiǎo饺
zi子
pí皮
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The stiff-dough dumpling wrappers Mom makes are especially delicious.
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zhè这
zhǒng种
miàn面
tiáo条
yào要
yòng用
yìng应
miàn面
lái来
zuò做
cái才
gòu够
jìn劲
dào道
。
This type of noodle needs to be made with stiff dough to have enough texture.