It has the characteristics of internal weakness and external tendons, and is soft, smooth and easy to digest. It is also known as the five famous dishes in China with noodles with gravy in Beijing, Yifu noodles in Shandong, Regan Noodles in Wuhan and Dandan Noodles in Sichuan.
Among all the Daoxiao Noodles in Shanxi, the most famous one is Datong Daoxiao Noodles, which can be called "Wang Zhongwang Pasta".
Datong Daoxiao Noodles is cheap, delicious, and has formed a unique Datong style. Many foreign friends came to Datong and were full of praise after tasting it. Some local vagrants, after returning to their hometown, have to go to the noodle restaurant to eat a bowl of Daoxiao Noodles to relieve their day and night thoughts.
In Datong, Daoxiao Noodles stores abound, and there are many famous ones, such as Dongfang, No.7 Middle School Daoxiao Noodles, Dongguan Daoxiao Noodles, Xiaonan Street Daoxiao Noodles, Laochai Family Daoxiao Noodles, etc. Among them, "Dongguan Daoxiao Noodles" is the most famous one in Datong Daoxiao Noodles. Many foreign guests would rather give up the luxurious banquet of big fish and big meat and come here for special tasting. It is said that at the busiest time, this store used up 18 bags of white flour in one day and sold 2,000 bowls of Daoxiao Noodles. This shows that the charm of Datong Daoxiao Noodles is really amazing.
Datong Daoxiao Noodles not only conquered the diners in taste, but also was unparalleled in business philosophy. Every noodle restaurant in Datong area has pickles prepared by the owner free of charge for diners to eat, mainly sauerkraut and black pickles (a kind of pickles), and has introduced cold salads of various flavors. Although the cold salad is charged, the price of 50 cents 1 yuan is still very cheap. In addition, Datong Daoxiao Noodles also has a variety of special foods for diners to taste, such as meatballs, salted eggs, marinated tofu, marinated tofu and so on. The price is not expensive either, ranging from fifty cents to one piece. A good barbecue is only a few dollars. In the noodle restaurant, a good meal is only eight or nine yuan, which you can't enjoy elsewhere. This reflects the reality of Datong people.