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Inn
Noodle, a leading restaurant in London specializing in Shanghainese
Cuisine, recently had its named etched in the Guinness Book of World
Records for Most Bowls of Hand Pulled Noodles (La Mien) Prepared in
Three Minutes. Inn Noodle's Head Chef, Fei Wang, pulled an impressive
eight bowls of noodles in the timeframe, going head-to-head with
chef, television personality and restaurateur, Gordon Ramsay.
The challenge
was set for Chef Ramsay's televeision show, Cookalong Live, which
aired on 28 November on Channel 4 at 9pm. It featured Inn Noodle's
Chef Fei Wang who gave lessons and tips to the multi-Michelin Starred
celebrity chef before the big day. Chef Fei Wang went up against Chef
Ramsay to set the new world record in Borough Market.
La Mien or
Hand Pulled Noodles originates from Northwest China and Lanzhou in
Gansu Province and is a popular dish in various parts of China
including Shanghai. The almost magical process starts with a simple
lump of dough, which is stretched, folded and twisted and repeated
until the noodles are of appropriate thickness. Each time the process
is repeated, the number of noodles doubles, eventually ending up in a
bowl of the freshest noodles.
Inn Noodle's
Head Chef, Fei Wang, who comes from one of the oldest cities in
China, Xi'an said, "It's a great honour to go up against a
chef I respect and admire deeply and to break the world record in the
process. It's hard to ask for more."
The 33
year-old chef arrived in London in 2007 to introduce his culinary
talents to the menu at Inn Noodle, which has outlets in Queensway and
Oxford Street. Both restaurants specialize in the gastronomic
delights of Shanghai and are famous for authentic dishes such as, La
Mien and Xiao Long Bao; a type of steamed bun that is filled with
pork and soup.
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