Pot-lid noodles are a specialty of Zhenjiang in eastern China. Their name comes from the way they’re cooked—with a small, wooden lid floating in the water. Shop owners swear it makes a difference, but does it really? We went to Zhenjiang to try it for ourselves.

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Producer: Clarissa Wei
Videographer: Shirley Xu
Editor: Hanley Chu
Animation: Frank Lam
Mastering: Victor Peña

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