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The Tossed-Off Magic Of Chinese Hand-Pulled Noodles

The first time I watched hand-pulled noodles being made, I could hardly believe what I was seeing.  

The chef took a lump of dough, stretched, twisted, tossed and swung and lo — there were noodles.

Here. See for yourself.

That was chef Cheng Biao Yang of Uway Malatang hot pot restaurant in the Seattle ID making it look easy.

Wouldn't you love to give that a try? I sure would — just as soon as I learn to toss pizza dough that doesn't wind up draped over my head.

"I wouldn't exactly call it 'cooking' but I can make noodles..."

–Devon Werkheiser

Dick Stein joined KNKX in January 1992. He retired in 2020 after three decades on air. During his storied radio career, he hosted the morning jazz show, co-hosted and produced "Food for Thought" with Nancy Leson and wrote and directed the Jimmy Jazzoid live radio musical comedies and 100 episodes of Jazz Kitchen.