牛肉面有一清、二白、三红、四绿、五黄五大特点。即牛肉汤色清气香，萝卜片洁白纯净，辣椒油鲜红漂浮，香菜、蒜苗新鲜翠绿，面条则柔滑透黄。牛肉面，是甘肃省兰州市的一道传统美食，且色香味美，誉满全国。
牛肉面，具有牛肉烂软，萝卜白净，辣油红艳，香菜翠绿，面条柔韧、滑利爽口、汤汁、诸味和谐，香味扑鼻，诱人食欲等特点。
其中，兰州牛肉面并被国家确定为中式三大快餐试点推广品种之一，被誉为"中华第一面"。
兰州牛肉拉面技术，堪称西北一绝。拉面制作在中国流传已久，久负盛名，天下第一之技法。
《中英双语版兰州拉面指南》？！感觉不小心打开了新世界的大门
Among various Chinese food,
Shaxian Snacks& Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noddle
are the most impressive.
You will never refuse to show your compliments:
Oh! Great Shaxian!
Oh! Lanzhou Food!
在我博大精深的中华美食界
有两座只能仰望而无人能够逾越的丰碑
它们就是闻名遐迩的沙县小吃和兰州拉面
每当提到它们
我总是抑制不住内心的赞叹——
壮哉，我大沙县！
壮哉，兰州料理！
They warm every worker’s road back home
by each owning more than 20000 restaurants.
(This number is far more than
that of McDonald(2000 ) and KFC(5000 ) in China)
它们是庞大冷漠的城市里最温暖的那一束光
用各自2万家以上的门店数量
照亮了上班族每天回家的路
（麦当劳中国门店只有2000多家
肯德基则有5000多家
远远不如这两位餐饮界巨头）
They bring the most familiar smell
in unfamiliar cities and
comfort hungry and tired souls by low prices,
ranging from only a few yuan to a dozen
它们是陌生的都会里最熟悉的味道
以几元到十几元的亲民价格
抚慰了无数个饥饿疲惫的灵魂
Today, we will talk about
Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle(Lamian)
in English-Chinese Bilingual Version,
introducing this Chinese food to foreign friends!
今天
我们想来认真聊聊兰州拉面这件事
并诚意奉上中英双语版
终于可以向歪果朋友隆重介绍这种中华美食了！
History of Hand-pulled Noodle
拉面江湖
China, Arab and Italy all claimed that
they are the birthplace of noodle.
However,
the earliest record about noodle in the world
is during East Han dynasty in China.
And noodles found in Qinghai province
have 4000-year history,
which are 50cm long and 0.3cm wide,
very much similar to today’s one
中国、阿拉伯、意大利都声称自己才是面条的发源地
但全世界关于面条最早的文字记载是在中国东汉时期
在青海发现的面条实物距今已有4000年历史
长约50cm，宽0.3cm，与今天面条非常接近
Nowadays in China,
among thousands kind of noodle different in
material, thickness and taste,
Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle outstands undoubtedly
In 1999, Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle,
Beijing Quanjude Roasted Duck
and Tianjin Goubuli Stuffed Bun
were officially listed as Top 3 Chinese Fast Food to promote
Since then, Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle became
“The Best Noodle in China”
在今天的中国
面条根据原料、粗细、调味的不同形成了数千个品种
兰州拉面 一直是其中的佼佼者
兰州牛肉拉面和北京全聚德烤鸭、天津狗不理包子
1999年被国家确定为中式三大快餐试点推广品种
自此 兰州拉面正式晋升为“中华第一面”
At present,
Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle restaurants in China
are in two divisions:
Lanzhou VSHualong.
Most of the Hand-pulled Noodle Restaurants
that spread over China from 1980s
are from Hualong, Qinghai province,
1/3 of whose population
is running this business outsides hometown.
Later,
the rising fame of Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle
raised a trend that all of them renamed as“Lanzhou”.
But the real Lanzhou one was in 2012
that expanded to the whole nation,
with bigger shop size
and more focus on traditional taste.
目前中国的兰州拉面店分属两大门派：
兰州派与化隆派
80年代开始慢慢遍布全国的拉面小店
多数出自青海化隆
整个县的人口有三分之一在外经营拉面生意
最早是叫青海拉面
后来因为兰州拉面的名气全部改称“兰州”
而真正的兰州拉面是从2012年才开始向全国扩张
店铺面积更大 也更注重传统口味的传承
Standard of “Good”
一碗优秀的兰州拉面有怎样的标准
There is a widely-recognized standard of
“Good Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle”,
that is :
Clean, White, Red, Green, Yellow.
Clean–Clean and fresh soup
White– White sliced daikon
with appropriate thickness
Red–Red chili oil tastes spicy but not strong.
Green–Green coriander and garlic sprout.
Yellow– Noodles are golden yellow
in the same thickness,
good chewiness and not half-cooked.
关于优秀的兰州拉面
坊间有“一清二白三红四绿五黄”的衡量标准
一清 指汤色清亮无渣
二白 指萝卜片白，薄厚适宜
三红 指辣椒油红香，辣而不烈
四绿 指香菜和蒜苗绿新鲜翠绿
五黄 指面条黄亮，粗细一致，筋道不夹生
Soup
Soup is the soul of a bowl of
Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle.
Masters chefs cook the soup by using beef,
lamb liver and dozens of ingredients.
The taste in every restaurant may be different,
but there is one and only standard:
the soup must be clear to see the bottom
with fresh flavor of beef.
汤
汤是一碗兰州拉面的灵魂所在
由店里的老师傅使用牛肉、羊肝及数十种配料熬制
每一家拉面馆的味道都可能有所不同
但汤色都必须清澈见底 并且有牛肉的鲜味
Noodle
The process of pulling noodle is visually enjoyable.
The dough is hand-pressed
or kneaded into bar shape.
Then repeatedly pull and folded
onto itself for several times.
Smoothly finished by master chefs,
noodles shall be enjoyed
after 2-minute fine-cooking.
Shape and thickness of noodle can be customized.
面
拉面的过程非常具有观赏性
先将面团压成带状或搓成长条在经过几次对折拉扯
熟练的拉面师傅动作如行云流水
2分钟以内即可煮熟出锅
Linguine:
(Ranging from thin to wide)
Jiuye(Leek-like noodle), Baokuan, Kuanmian, Dakuan, Pidaikuan(Belt-wide noodle)
Spaghetti:
(Ranging from thin to wide)
Maoxi(Hair-thin noodle), Ximian, Sanxi, Erxi,Yixi
Angled Noodle:
Three Angles, Four Angles…
面条的形状粗细可根据个人的口味来制作
扁形面从细到宽有：
韭叶、薄宽、宽面、大宽、皮带宽
圆形面从细到宽有：
毛细、细面、三细、二细、一细
棱形面则有：
三棱子、四棱子等
How to order in restaurants
在普通兰州（化隆）拉面店如何点单？
Normally,
an authentic Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodle restaurant
mainly provides Beef Noodle,
it’s free to choose the thickness
and hardness of noodle.
As for ordinary Lanzhou/Hualong Hand-pulled Noodle restaurants,
they offer more choices,
and here is our recommendation:
Soup Noodle>Mixed Noodle>
Cold Noodle > Fried Noodle
正宗兰州拉面店一般只主打牛肉拉面
可以自由选择面条的粗细和软硬
而普通兰州（化隆）拉面小店则会提供更多的品种选择
按照本人经验比较推荐的是：汤面>拌面>凉面>炒面
Especially noodles with soup,
usually it covers multiple types of food
such as Hand-pulled Noodle, Knife-sliced Noodle,
Stewed Noodle and Steamed Bread dipped in Soup,
suitable to enjoy in cold days.
尤其是汤面
通常涵盖了拉面、刀削面、烩面、羊肉泡馍等多个品种
非常适合寒冷的季节食用
TOP 10 Star Products:
以下为TOP10明星产品中英文对照菜单：
Hand-pulled Noodle with Beef
牛肉拉面
Knife-sliced Noodle with Beef
牛肉刀削面
Stewed Noodle with Beef
牛肉烩面
Steamed Bread dipped in Soup
羊肉泡馍
Xinjiang Style Mixed Noodle
新疆拌面
Mixed Noodle with Spring Scallion, Oil and Soy Sauce
葱油拌面
Cold Noodle with Beef
牛肉凉面
Fried Noodle with Beef
牛肉炒拉面
Knife-sliced Noodle with Fried Egg
鸡蛋炒刀削面
Fried Dough Slice
炒面片
Star Restaurants
北上广和兰州有哪些不能错过的正宗兰州拉面店？
Beijing
Dongfanggong
北京
东方宫中国兰州牛肉拉面
万寿路店：万寿路天天假日宾馆旁
世纪金源店：蓝靛厂东路2号院2号楼
西二旗店：上地东路1号院华控大厦104室
公益西桥店：公益桥西桥地铁b口路北
Shanghai
Dunhuanglou
上海
敦煌楼兰州清真牛肉拉面
长宁路店：长宁路436号
中山北路店：中山北路2212号1-4楼
Guangzhou
Longshangxing
广州
陇上行
地址：天河区华利路2号2楼
Lanzhou
兰州
Wumule
吾穆勒
地址：北滨河西路2168号
Amber
安泊尔
北滨河路店：北滨河中路756号
兰州西湖店：南滨河路111号
西站店：敦煌路阳光家园一号楼二楼
安宁店：北滨河路阳光颐园一楼
Shejianjian
舌尖尖
兰大店：甘南路金色家园
万达店：天水北路万达4楼4010号
王府井店：瑞德摩尔王府井百货南门对面
五泉店：金昌南路800号近五泉下广场
Which kind of Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodle
do you prefer?
Is there any Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodle restaurant
that is particularly tasty in your city?
Please tell us
你最喜欢哪种兰州拉面？
你的城市有哪家兰州拉面店特别好吃？
在评论里一起聊聊吧！
作者 | Echo
翻译 | Margaret
编辑 | 豪
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