noodles for birthdays
in the West,cakes r a must for birthday parties.in China,while the cake is optional,noodles r a must.
because noodles r long,they symbolize long life.the Chinese believe that if the birthday person eats noodles on this special day,he will enjoy a long life ahead.this is why birthday noodles r often not cut.they r stretched from a single piece of dough into long strings of skinny noodles.when u eat the noodles,u should try not to cut them with ur chopsticks either.only when u cant't stuff any more noodles into ur mouth,can u bite them off.