Knife-peeled noodles are a kind of food in Shanxi Province, enjoying great fame and a （历史）of hundreds of years. The name shows the way the dish is prepared. A （厨师）holds dough（面团）in one hand, and cuts it into pieces with a special knife in the other hand. Then they are directly thrown into a pot of boiling water. The whole process looks like an （令人兴奋的）kung fu performance. As one piece of noodle falls into the boiling water, the （第二）is flying in the air, and the third has just been peeled off. Within （仅仅）a minute, 200 pieces of noodles can be cut out. The noodles have a shape of a （叶子）, with medium thickness and thin edges. The noodles are smooth and （柔软的）.
Shanxi people have a special feeling when having this kind of noodles. On their birthdays, a （碗）of noodles means long life；at the Spring Festival, people （吃）noodles for a successful new year. Knife-peeled noodles in Shanxi are not made just to satisfy a （饥饿的）stomach, but a way to express Chinese people's feelings of life.
