Submitted by weavershouse on June 28, 2007 - 9:50am

This isn't bread but it is flour and water

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Amazing!!!

Amazing!!!

Impressive!

Impressive!

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Yes, I have seen this before!!

Extraordinary technique! I know we can all appreciate the artistry in this dough handling. I think I saw this technique originally on a clip from Martin Yan or Ming Tsai.

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I have not seen this

I have not seen this particular clip before but I have seen this done and it is amazing.

Hand Thrown Noodles

Does anyone know what grade flour is used and how much the dough is kneaded before it is 'worked'? It's not that I am considering such an attempt
(but I could put it on my 'things to teach myself before it's too late' list when I retire! I would love to acquire such a skill. Thenk you for the video. M

From searching in inthernet

The ingredients are just typical ones for making noodles:

  1. All purporse flour
  2. Salt (2% in weight)
  3. Warm water (50%)

In China, it's common to add some aklaine stuff, e.g. L-Lysine (0.6% in weight), in making noodles to increase the elastics in the dough.

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When I buy Chinese AP flour

When I buy Chinese AP flour it has anywhere from 7-8% protein, "ideal for noodles" is stated on the bag.    (That would be KA 00 Italian flour.)     Mini Oven

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So that's how it's done. 

So that's how it's done.  He makes it look so easy.

Chinese noodles

Wildeny, thank you for the info. i suspected that there may have been a special flour or ingredient used for the dough to behave as demonstrated. M

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