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	\| alternate_name = Pork stewed with potato noodles; Northeast pork and fen tiao		\| alternate_name = Pork stewed with potato noodles; Northeast pork and fen tiao; 猪肉炖粉条
	\| pinyin = Zhūròu dùn fěntiáo		\| pinyin = Zhūròu dùn fěntiáo
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	'''Braised Pork with Vermicelli''' (Simplified Chinese: 猪肉炖粉条; Traditional Chinese: 豬肉燉粉條; Pinyin: ''Zhūròu dùn fěntiáo'') is a Northeast (Dongbei) home stew of fatty pork simmered with thick potato-starch noodles (粉条) that soak up savory ~~broth—comfort food closely~~ associated with [[Heilongjiang Food]] ~~winters~~.		'''Braised Pork with Vermicelli''' (Simplified Chinese: 猪肉炖粉条; Traditional Chinese: 豬肉燉粉條; Pinyin: ''Zhūròu dùn fěntiáo'') is a Northeast (Dongbei) home stew of fatty pork simmered with thick potato-starch noodles (粉条) that soak up savory broth. It is one of the most recognizable cold-climate comfort plates associated with [[Heilongjiang Food]] and broader Dongbei family cooking—often nicknamed a “first stew” of the Northeast in popular food writing—and appears on winter tables, guest meals, and northeastern restaurant menus far outside the three northeastern provinces.<ref name="cctv">[https://tv.cctv.com/2013/05/16/VIDE1409103577587114.shtml CCTV-7 ''Keji Yuan'' feature on pork-and-fen-tiao and Northeast minzhu pig (2013)]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Broth is rich and lightly thickened by noodle starch; pork is soft; noodles ~~are~~ chewy and ~~translucent~~. Seasoning is savory with soy, scallion, and ginger rather than heavy chili.		Broth is rich and lightly thickened by noodle starch; pork (often skin-on belly or large bone-in pieces) turns soft; noodles become chewy, translucent, and heavily seasoned from the pot. Seasoning stays savory with soy, scallion, and ginger, sometimes with star anise or a short spice bag, rather than relying on heavy chili oil. Many households add napa cabbage near the end so the leaves wilt into the gravy without turning slimy.

			The starch noodles are dried potato or sweet-potato strands typical of northern dry shops—not wheat noodles—so the mouthfeel is glassy and elastic. Cooks usually soak them and add them late so they absorb meat juices without dissolving. The finished dish is a one-pot main rather than a clear soup: diners chase pork, noodles, and cabbage through a reduced, glossy gravy.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	~~Pork~~ (~~often~~ belly or bone-in ~~pieces~~), dried potato vermicelli (soaked), soy sauce, scallion, ginger, star anise or related spices, water or stock. ~~Cabbage may be added in some homes~~.		Encyclopedic overview only: pork (belly or bone-in chunks), dried potato vermicelli (soaked), soy sauce, scallion, ginger, optional star anise or related spices, water or stock, and often cabbage. Exact ratios and spice bags vary. No recipe steps here.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Listed~~ among ~~famous Longjiang / Dongbei dishes~~ with [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]] and [[Di San Xian]]~~. It exemplifies Northeast one~~-~~pot cooking built for cold climates~~.		Popular and encyclopedia overviews group pork-and-fen-tiao among the so-called '''Northeast Four Stews''' (东北四炖), commonly listed with [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]] (小鸡炖蘑菇), catfish stewed with eggplant, and ribs stewed with beans—though alternate folk lists swap in other tofu or cabbage pots. Such “four stew” sets are cultural packaging and oral tradition, not a single imperial menu card.<ref name="si">[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%9C%E5%8C%97%E5%9B%9B%E7%82%96/5767567 Baidu Baike: Northeast Four Stews (fact checklist only)]</ref>

			Heilongjiang food writers and tourism notes link the dish to a long regional habit of raising pigs and eating large pork cuts in cold seasons, sometimes citing early local gazetteer lines about pork hospitality; those citations support a pork-heavy foodway, not a dated “invention year” for the modern restaurant SKU. CCTV agricultural programming has also framed prized versions around local Northeast pig breeds whose fat marbling suits slow stewing—useful background, not a mandatory ingredient rule for every home pot.<ref name="cctv" />

			Soft folklore credits Jin-era soldiers, Manchu cold-weather packing, or even distant Sichuan–Tang migration tales for the pairing of meat and fen tiao. Treat such single-origin stories as '''disputed / folk'''; dried starch noodles and pork stews have too many parallel home forms to pin on one hero narrative. What is stable is the contemporary role: a Dongbei calling-card dish beside [[Di San Xian]] and chicken-mushroom stew on “northeastern cuisine” menus nationwide.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Family main with rice or as a standalone ~~stew~~. See [[Heilongjiang Food]], [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]], and [[Di San Xian]].		Family main with rice, or a standalone deep bowl for winter evenings and festival guest tables. Some cooks brown the pork for color; others simmer pale and rely on soy. Restaurant iron-pot presentations may be showier than home enameled pots. Keep separate from [[Pig Feet Stew with Noodles]], which shares fen-tiao grammar but centers trotters, and from spicy southwestern braises that use the same cut names in different spice systems.

			See [[Heilongjiang Food]], [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]], and [[Di San Xian]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Heilongjiang Food]]		* [[Heilongjiang Food]]
	* [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]]		* [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]]
			* [[Pig Feet Stew with Noodles]]
	* [[Di San Xian]]		* [[Di San Xian]]
			* [[Jilin Food]]
			* [[Liaoning Food]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

			== References ==
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{{Infobox chinese food
| alternate_name = Pork stewed with potato noodles; Northeast pork and fen tiao
| pinyin = Zhūròu dùn fěntiáo
| type = Stew
| course = Main / family dish
| country = China
| region = Northeast China (Heilongjiang / Dongbei)
| other = Dongbei home classic of pork belly with starch noodles
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'''Braised Pork with Vermicelli''' (Simplified Chinese: 猪肉炖粉条; Traditional Chinese: 豬肉燉粉條; Pinyin: ''Zhūròu dùn fěntiáo'') is a Northeast (Dongbei) home stew of fatty pork simmered with thick potato-starch noodles (粉条) that soak up savory broth—comfort food closely associated with [[Heilongjiang Food]] winters.

== Characteristics ==

Broth is rich and lightly thickened by noodle starch; pork is soft; noodles are chewy and translucent. Seasoning is savory with soy, scallion, and ginger rather than heavy chili.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Pork (often belly or bone-in pieces), dried potato vermicelli (soaked), soy sauce, scallion, ginger, star anise or related spices, water or stock. Cabbage may be added in some homes.

== History and culture ==

Listed among famous Longjiang / Dongbei dishes with [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]] and [[Di San Xian]]. It exemplifies Northeast one-pot cooking built for cold climates.

== Serving and variations ==

Family main with rice or as a standalone stew. See [[Heilongjiang Food]], [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]], and [[Di San Xian]].

== See also ==

* [[Heilongjiang Food]]
* [[Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms]]
* [[Di San Xian]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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