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A 54-second video of young Chinese male cook has gone viral on Chinese social media. Besides his perky moves, the cook’s dish has also caught the attention of netizens.
The cook of Huang’s One Noodle in Huanglongxi was preparing a dish called one noodle. It is made up of a very long and thin noodle which the Chengdu cook was throwing into a pot of boiling water with rhythm, Daily Mail reported.
Birthday Dish
It is a traditional dish that Chinese eat on their birthdays. The 15-yuan dish is expected to bring the person good luck and long life which the very long strand of noodle represents. Because of the viral video, the restaurant has been attracting a lot of diners.
The chef is now considered an internet sensation. The video has attracted a lot of comments on Weibo, China’s most popular microblogging site. Among the comments were that the music got into his nerves. Someone questioned if he would still dance if there are orders for 100 bowls of noodle, while another netizen asked if with the cook’s dancing, the noodle is completely cooked.
Italian Version
The dish has apparently an Italian counterpart called Maccheroni alla Mugnaia or Miller’s Wife Pasta. The dish dates back to the 15th century in Abruzzo, Italy, although Americans do not need to travel to Italy to taste it.
The New York Daily News reports that the dish is being served at the Allora Ristorante, a Northern Italian spot in Midtown. To prepare it, the chef handrolls a 30-foot long noodle, twirls it into one dish which is good for four people. Because of the noodle’s length, the dish comes with kitchen shears, Elio Albanese, the owner of the restaurant said.
