Stretch the Noodle facts for kids
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| Food type | Chinese |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP code | 97204 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′58″N 122°40′27″W / 45.5160°N 122.6743°W |
Stretch the Noodle is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Description
Stretch the Noodle, most known for serving Chinese-style hand-stretched noodles, operates from a food cart in downtown Portland's Third Avenue Food Cart Pod, near the Morrison Bridge. In 2018, Andrea Damewood of the Portland Mercury described Stretch the Noodle as an "unassuming cart with a chalkboard menu and a small speaker playing tinny Chinese music on Southwest Washington". The pale yellow food cart has hand-pulled noodle illustrations on the side.
The chao mian has fried Ota tofu, bell peppers, carrots, mushrooms, and onions. Various noodle options also include chili oil, herbs, and minced pork as ingredients. Beef soup, Chinese crepes (jianbing), dumplings (including pork and shrimp), and stir fries have also been on the menu. The la mian noodles in Sichuan beef soup has braised beef, bok choy, and a broth of five-spice powder and simmered bones.
History
Xuemei Simard, who studied the technique of noodle pulling, is a co-owner with her husband Duane.
