🍽️ Hot and Sour Sweet Potato Noodle

Sweet potato noodles in hot and sour soup, smooth and appetizing.

Hot and sour sweet-potato noodles are Chongqing's humblest yet most addictive street snack. Thick round noodles made from pure sweet-potato starch are springy, slippery and hold up well to long cooking. The broth balances vinegar and chili oil for a bright tangy-heat, topped with crispy soybeans, pickled mustard, peanuts, cilantro and minced pork. It hits sour first, then spicy; the oil is mellow, the noodles soak up the soup and slide down smoothly. Freshly cooked and drained, it leaves one glowing. A fixture of alley stalls and mall queues, with a baked flatbread or a block of cool jelly it makes a satisfying Chongqing meal.