Twist it and guess why the number is 8.

The twist is very similar to the number 8;

Twist is a unique fried pasta snack in China. According to legend, Chai Jinwen, a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty, invented the twist. Location: Xianyang, Shaanxi, Jishan, Chongyang, Tianjin, Hunan and other places. Among them, Jishan in Shanxi is famous for its salty sesame oil crisp, Chongyang in Hubei is famous for its small twist, and Tianjin is famous for its big twist. In addition, Tianjin 18th Street Twist, Henan Ruyang Twist, Jiangsu Lotus Root Twist, Henan Ningping Twist and Hunan Xinhua Zhao Twist have their own characteristics. The practice is to twist two or three strands of noodles together and fry them.

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The main producing areas of twist are Tianjin twist, Shanxi Jishan twist, Shaanxi Xianyang twist, Hubei Chongyang twist, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou twist, etc. Tianjin is famous for producing big twist, Ruyang, Henan is famous for its traditional hand-made eight-legged twist, Xianyang, Shaanxi is famous for biting big twist, and Suzhou and Hangzhou are famous for hand-made lotus root starch twist.

Shanxi Jishan twist is salty, about a foot long (several sizes), and it is crispy. Each twist has to be pulled and folded many times, which is attractive in color and flavor and can be used as a staple food and snack.