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
Ojingeo-jeot Ojingeo-jeot Ojingeo-jeot () or salted squid is a "jeotgal" (salted seafood) made by salting and fermenting thinly sliced squid. It is a popular "banchan" (side dish) with high protein, vitamin and mineral contents. Squid is skinned, gutted, washed, salted with coarse salt and let ferment for three to four days. It is then drained, salted again, and let age for three more days up to a month. Well fermented squid is washed, julienned into thin strips, and seasoned with "gochutgaru" (chili powder), "mullyeot" (rice syrup), "aekjeot" (fish sauce), chopped scallions, minced garlic, ground ginger, sliced chili peppers, toasted sesame seeds,