Liangfen were formerly also used. The starch is boiled with water and the resulting sheets are then cut into thick strips. "Liangfen" is generally served cold. The "liangfen" strips are tossed with seasonings including soy sauce, vinegar, sesame paste, crushed garlic, julienned carrot, and chili oil. In Lanzhou it is often served stir fried. In Sichuan, a spicy dish called Chuanbei Liangfen is particularly popular (see photo above). Similar foods include the Korean "muk" made with chestnut starch and Japanese konnyaku jelly . "Jidou liangfen", a similar dish from the Yunnan province of southwest China, is made from chick peas rather
Ginger dressing Ginger dressing Ginger dressing (also called sesame ginger dressing or sesame dressing) is an American salad dressing made with East Asian ingredients and intended to evoke East Asian cuisine. It is made with seasoned rice vinegar, minced garlic, minced onion, ginger, vegetable oil, scallions, sesame seeds, soy sauce, peppers, honey or corn syrup, and water. Often served on salads at and Chinese-American restaurants, sesame ginger dressing is spicy and sweet. The dressing is also used as a dipping sauce for grilled chicken. Ingredients for a typical ginger dressing (in this case a sesame ginger dressing): water, vegetable oil, sugar, soy