The noodle soup that I’m slurping is a fantasia: Flavors amplify and fade, amplify and fade, over and over. “The noodle soup that she had back home is not supposed to be stinky or with any kind of pungent or unpleasant flavors,” said Chang, interpreting for Keenan. Prepackaged luosifen is sometimes described as “instant,” but depending on what method you use, it can take more than an hour to prepare. I can tell you this: The prepackaged luosifen is a wan imitation of the soup Keenan prepares at Yanzi. ADADBut it’s the luosifen soup — the first that I’ve seen in the D.C. area — that has captured my attention, and my cravings, just like it has with millions back in China.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2021 13:52 UTC