Chiu Chow Noodles in Sesame Sauce

Overpopulation in southern China forced many of the natives of Chiu Chow to emigrate to other regions in Southeast Asia, and this produced poor economic conditions. Those who remained managed on meagre food supplies but used them imaginatively. Later, many came to Hong Kong, where Chiu Chow cuisine thrives today with lesser-known southern Chinese cooking styles, such as those of the Hakka, Tanka and Hoklo people. Here, a savoury sesame sauce transforms a simple noodle dish into a special me