Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodles
60 Beach St
Boston, MA 02111
A very convenient spot to have a quick bit.
I haven’t had Yunnan rice noodles (Yunnan Bridge Noodles 过桥米线) for years. My father used to work in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province. I visited him in 1977 for three months. On Sundays, he would take me to downtown and have the famous bridge noodles. Before eating, he would force me to take a yellow berberine (?) 黄连素 tablet, to prevent vomiting and or diarrhea, due to unsanitized eateries.
Traditionally, you pick your soup base and a few sides (such as mushroom, bean spouts, etc.). They bring the boiling soup to your table, then put in the cooked noodles and topping it with the sides in separate dish of your choice. Normally, you can have more noodles–like Coke or Pepsi refill.
But at this restaurant, they put everything in the bowl in the kitchen. I don’t know if this restaurant offers unlimited noodles, the portion is large and tasty. There is only one young woman, who is taking care of everyone and everything. It is pretty relaxed.
Boston Chinatown and its arch
