WHAT is not as thick as lai fen (white noodle) or as thin as mai fen (rice noodle) and has a texture which is smoother than both? Mai xin, a Yunnan speciality which satisfies even the most fastidious noodle eater.
Where can you find it? At the humbly named Quite Good Chinese Restaurant, which has two branches in the territory - one in North Point and the other in Sai Wan Ho.
But mai xin is not the only speciality offered by the two restaurants.
This unique dining experience begins with the menu, or rather, what is printed on it.
The menu tells a story, one that gives its famous dish 'Bridge Crossing Mai Xin' its quaint name.
The story runs like this: there was a scholar living in Yunnan who had retired to an island to prepare for his imperial examinations.
