My order of one liang 姜鸭面 (ginger duck noodles) and one liang of 豌杂面 (peas and scraps noodles) gave the boss pause. "That's really spicy", he warned. I was too hungry to reason on the wisdom of eating a lot of very, very spicy food on such an empty stomach so confirmed my order and sat down to wait. The ginger duck noodles came first:
With the big chunks of fresh ginger and both fresh and pickled peppers, they were hot enough to give me the sniffles after only two bites. There was also a good hit of numbing Sichuan pepper. The endorphin effect of the hot peppers combined with numbing ma lent this bowl of noodles great mood-altering qualities.
The server then brought me a bowl of 蕃茄元子面 (tomato meatball noodles) by mistake. They looked so good I nearly accepted them, but I really wanted to try the famous peas and scraps noodles:
Very unassuming on the surface, but a little lifting and stirring with chopsticks revealed hot pepper oil and other goodies underneath. The broken-up peas soaked up the seasonings and kind of coated the noodles. Stirred up:
After leaving I walked around the area for a while, amazed at feeling so mellow and content after being starving and stressed a short half hour before, and wondering if eating spicy food is what gives the Sichuanese their famous indolence. Next time, must try those tomato meatball noodles.
Address: 惠元面庄 共和村
The place is not far from the first ring, Hongwasi Jie stop. You walk down Hongwasi Jie then make a right at Gonghe Cun. Bottom floor of the the pink building which is under construction and covered with scaffolding at the moment.
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