Cross Bridge Rice Noodle is a special and traditional dish of Yunnan province, China. I always wonder how and why this rice noddle get its name "Cross Bridge"? After doing some research, I found a legend and a love story behind.
It is said that a scholar who was studying hard to prepare for his imperial examination. He went to an island in Na Lake everyday to study. His wife went across a bridge to the island to bring him food, found that by
the time she had crossed the bridge to the island the soup would be cold
and the rice noodle was soggy. She then decided to load a large earthen pot with boiling broth with a layer of oil on top that would act as insulation and keep the broth warm. The rice noodle and other ingredients were kept in
separate container, and when she arrived, she mixed the two containers
together for a warm soup. The scholar loved the hot rice noodle soup, and the wife started crossing the bridge everyday to bring him the noodle and hence it is called " Cross Bridge Rice Noodle".
One day I accidentally drove pass Box Hill Whitehourse Road, I saw a Yunnan style restaurant, so I decided to give it a try. Address: 1039 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Melbourne. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tofu Pork Rice Noodle with special sauce A$12 |
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| Traditional Pork Rice Noodle with special sauce A$12 |
