Laphing (Tibetan: ལ་ཕིང) is a spicy cold
plain flour noodle dish in
Tibetan cuisine
Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions and practices of the Tibetan people in the Tibet region. The cuisine reflects the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and includes influences from neighbors (including India and Nepal ...
basically garnished with tsulazi (chilli oil), soy sauce, vinegar, etc,. It is made of mungbean starch. It is a
street food
Street food is food sold by a Hawker (trade), hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption ...
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It can be eaten with red pepper chili, coriander and green onion sauce. The noodles have a slippery texture and are served with a soy sauce gravy. It is traditionally a summer food. A tool is used to shape it. The laphing derives from the
Sichuan-style liangfen
''Liangfen'' ( zh, s=凉粉, t=涼粉, hp=liángfěn, l=cool rice noodles), also spelled ''liang fen'', is a Chinese cuisine, Chinese legume dish consisting of starch jelly that is usually served cold, with a savory sauce, often in the summer.Wil ...
, based on
Sichuan-style liangpi.
[ https://www.bbkz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10462430 这道料理源自四川凉皮]
Gallery
File:Tibetan Fast Food Lafing.jpg, Tibetan Fast Food Laphing
File:Tibetan Fast Food Square Lafing.jpg, Laphing
File:Tibetan Fast food Long Lafing.jpg, Tibetan street food
Street food is food sold by a Hawker (trade), hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption ...
See also
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Cheungfan
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Liangfen
''Liangfen'' ( zh, s=凉粉, t=涼粉, hp=liángfěn, l=cool rice noodles), also spelled ''liang fen'', is a Chinese cuisine, Chinese legume dish consisting of starch jelly that is usually served cold, with a savory sauce, often in the summer.Wil ...
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Nokdu-muk
References
External links
Laphing makingYouTube video by
Mark Wiens September 1, 2013
Laphing Tibetan Food: How to make Tibetan-Style Laphing: Cold Mung-Bean NoodlesYouTube video YoWangdu Tibetan Culture
Tibetan cuisine
Nepalese cuisine
Legume dishes
Mixed noodles
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