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
Golbaengi-muchim sliced cucumber), soaked and shredded "hwangtae-po" (yellow dried pollock), and seasonings (most commonly chili paste, chili powder, soy sauce, minced garlic, vinegar, and sesame oil). It is served with toasted sesame seeds sprinkled on top. Often, boiled "somyeon" (wheat noodles) to be mixed with the spicy salad is served together. Washed cucumbers and washed, blanched, and shelled moon snails are sliced into bite size pieces. This is then mixed with minced scallions, minced garlic, sesame oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, chili threads, and toasted sesame seeds. Golbaengi-muchim Golbaengi-muchim () or moon snail salad is a type of "muchim" (salad) made by