Hand-pulled noodles — la mian — take a week of daily practice before they stop breaking. The satisfaction of making a bowl of noodles from a piece of dough you pulled yourself is disproportionate.
You are seated at a table in Chengdu, a dish in front of you that you have never encountered before. The first bite is a complete surprise. You ask for the recipe. The answer arrives in a language you don't speak, and somehow you understand every word.
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