Zhengzhou (the capital of Henan Province) braised noodles (huì miàn 烩面; "huì" means "braised" and "miàn" means "noodles") are a traditional Henan style of hand-pulled noodles dating back more than 800 years.

Henan braised noodles can be divided into three kinds: noodles with beef, noodles with mutton and noodles with seafood. Noodles with mutton are the most common variety. First, prepare a ball of wet wheat powder containing salt and oil and pull it into 2cm wide slices by hand, then boil them. After 3 minutes, pull them out and put them into a big bowl, add beef (mutton, or seafood), Chinese onion, a little kelp, and a little vermicelli made from starch. Finally, add some hot soup (traditionally made from the bones of goats).

Noodles, especially the mutton noodle (yáng ròu huì miàn 羊肉烩面) and beef noodle (níu ròu lā miàn 牛肉拉面) are must-eat in Zhengzhou. There are three good mutton noodle restaurants ("Heji", "Xiaoji", "Jufengyuan") with many locations, ask a taxi driver to take you the nearest one, and you will taste the best delicious huimian in Zhengzhou.

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