Noodles, mian tiao, are a kind of time-honored Chinese food.

面条是中国的一种很古老的食品Qd6ui61y!SvJD6_ek。

Records say that nobles were fond of the food about 30 centimeters long, which is made of flour and boiled in water more than 1,900 years ago.

早在 1900 多年前，书上就记载了那时的贵族喜欢吃一种一尺多长的、用水煮熟的面食7b[50bt8]uq84|l0。

Mix flour with water and make the mixture into a paste, and then cut it into strips.

面条是用面粉加水做成面团，再加工成条状的食物；

This is how mian tiao is made.

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Miao tiao can be boiled or fried.

可以煮、炒、炸等多种吃法XX]@&4b-=F。

Noodles in China also represent preeminence.

在中国，面条还有美好的意义；

Therefore, people always have noodles on their birthday to wish for a long lifespan.

因为它的 形状是长长的，所以象征着长久3IhnSI!&)S#(。

Noodles are one of the Chinese favorite food, just like the bread for Westerners.

面条在中国是一种人人喜爱的基本食品，就像西方人离不开面包一样prnY,)ZVNRDAVOuQaOTT。