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
Korean regional cuisine fish are caught in the adjacent sea. Although Hamgyong cuisine is not salty, garlic and chili pepper are used heavily as seasonings. The alternative name, "dadegi", for chili powder-based sauce originates from the region. "Hamhung naengmyeon", a cold noodle dish, is made with the sauce. It originates in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, and is topped with "hoe" (sliced raw fish) seasoned with hot and spicy sauce. The noodles are mixed with the "hoe" and sauce, so called "hoe naengmyeon", which is different from "naengmyeon" eaten in the rest of North Korea. However, the taste of North Hamgyong province is plainer