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There's a popular type of flour in inner mongolia china pronounced "yoh mian", and i've been trying to find the name of this food in english and perhaps find it in stores if im lucky enough.
Anyways to describe. This flour has a distinct smell, it is BROWNISH, and when i used to eat it, my parents would make the "noodles'" in the shape of a hollow tube with their fingers, and eventually cooking it by steam.
After it was steamed, we'd dip it in a type of soup sort of like stew, with potatoes, beef, tofu..etc.
i tried googling and i'm thinking it might be buckwheat flour, anyone know what i'm talking about?
Edit: i found it, its called naked oat flour. not Buckwheat flour.
Unfortunately i dont think i can find this in stores lol.
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ohhhh i know what you're talking about, that shit is so good. But I have no idea what the english word for it is :/
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Going to hijack this thread for my own food question :p
For any Armenians out there, I used to love this thin bread (kind of like a crispy thin pita or nan bread?) that has a thin layer of meat mixed with some spices, was reddish in color. Anyone know the name of it, and where one would buy this?
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hmmm.. nono its not that.
It's the word "you" is often mistakened for "oil" in chinese, but its actually a plant that produces brown colored flour.
It used to be fairly rare in beijing, but this summer when i went back they started serving it.
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On March 08 2011 05:58 TheMango wrote:
Going to hijack this thread for my own food question :p
For any Armenians out there, I used to love this thin bread (kind of like a crispy thin pita or nan bread?) that has a thin layer of meat mixed with some spices, was reddish in color. Anyone know the name of it, and where one would buy this?
Hey TheMangoo...what i think you are talking about is called lahmejuhn. To buy this stuff really depends on where you live. in LA you can find it almost everywhere that has Armenian writing. If your in Fresno you can go to Nina's bakery. Other than that you would probably just be best served by going online and looking it up to see who delivers or try looking for international markets in your area.
Hope that Helps
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On March 08 2011 06:22 Cambium wrote:
type it in chinese?
pretty sure it's 幼麵
"thin noodles"
but that's just the type of noodles used in the dish he's talking about. he says it might be buckwheat noodles, but 幼麵 is a type of egg noodle i think....
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this looks like it might be it.
btw: I dont know how to read/write chinese xD>
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i found another picture, it looks more like this ![[image loading]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3498387526_001a107f9c.jpg)
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is that just soba?
buckwheat noodles? But instead of eating it japanese style, it's in chinese broth?
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The way that's presented, it's just soba, as it's served with negi and nori and dipped in sobatsuyu.
Soba is just buckwheat, which is different from "you mai".
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On March 08 2011 07:18 Cambium wrote:
The way that's presented, it's just soba, as it's served with negi and nori and dipped in sobatsuyu.
Soba is just buckwheat, which is different from "you mai".
so to conclude, is you mai=buckwheat flour?
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Yeah, I think it's buckwheat. I kinda dislike it though XD
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I FOUND IT
![[image loading]](http://www.tour-beijing.com/china_travel_guide/inner_mongolia/Hohhot%20Food2.jpg)
you see the circular hollow tube thing near the right?
Thats what im refering to.
It's called naked oat flour.
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Yep, if you read the wiki I linked you (this one)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avena_nuda
It actually says that it's called naked oats.
You Mai is different from buckwheat, buckwheat is called Qiao Mai (荞麦)
麦 = Mai = wheat
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On March 08 2011 08:14 Cambium wrote:Yep, if you read the wiki I linked you (this one) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avena_nudaIt actually says that it's called naked oats. You Mai is different from buckwheat, buckwheat is called Qiao Mai (荞麦) 麦 = Mai = wheat
lol yeah, i dont think i can get naked oat flour in usa unfortunately :\ ..
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