陈延亮

中国的面条中最有代表性的当数山西面条了。吃过山西面条的人也会有“余味绕梁，三日不绝”之感。山西面条种类之多，口味之多，花样之多，令人难忘。下面就说说山西的“酷”面吧。

Chinese noodles have a long history. They are served to celebrate holidays and birthdays. You can boil them， stir-fry them， or fry them. Shanxi produces different kinds of noodles， such as lamian， daoxiao noodles， tijian noodles， and yigen noodles， all of which are Shanxi specialities. Just look how well the chef handles the dough. Pretty cool， right？ But the skill is not as easy as it looks.

The important thing about lamian is to use equal force， and the two hands must work together smoothly. The left hand makes a twirl， and then the right hand makes a twirl in a smooth movement. This is the last step to make the force， and a lot of patience in order to stretch the noodles out long and thin.

Yigen noodles is one of the traditional Shanxi noodle styles， one of the essential dishes for holidays and birthdays. It not only tastes delicious， but also has a lot of lucky meanings. In the bowl is just one long noodle， and even the noodles in the cooking pot are made up of just one long noodle. Yigen noodles is the king of Shanxi noodles.

中國的面条有着悠久的历史，你可以在过节和过生日的时候吃，你可以煮着吃，炒着吃，煎着吃。山西的面条更是博采众长，刀削面、剔尖面、一根面都是山西最有代表性的面条，你看厨师手中的面，不停地变换着花样。够酷的吧？这可都是真功夫，可没有看起来那么简单。

拉面的重点不光要用力均匀，还要双手巧妙地配合，左转一圈，再右转一圈，这样面才能拉得好。这最后一步就更加关键了，不但要用力均匀，还要有耐心，这样才能拉出又细又长的面来。

“一根面”是山西的经典面食之一，是节日里和生日宴上必不可少的主食。味道香美，而且还包含着美好的祝愿，不仅碗里是一根面，而且一大锅面条也可以只是一根。这可是山西面条之王。