Cantonese Wonton Noodle Soup (Yun Tun Mian) — Technique and Standards
Guangdong Province — Hong Kong refinement
Yun tun mian (云吞面) is Hong Kong and Guangdong's most iconic noodle dish — a benchmark of Cantonese soup craft. Silky wontons (pork-and-shrimp filling, thin wrappers) float in a superior pork-and-shrimp shell broth, served with thin egg noodles (dan mian) that are cooked al dente and must have a springy bite from alkaline water. The three elements — broth, wonton, noodle — must each be excellent independently.