Is Mixian NYC’s Next Big Noodle Craze? || Eat Seeker: Little Tong

There’s more to a dish than what’s served on a plate. A chef’s food can act as a voice to share a story, whether that be a tale of identity crisis or a struggle to find a place in an established cuisine. Eat Seeker delves deeper into the meaning behind the dishes that represent the chef and looks at what motivates their cuisine.
With ramen and pho shops on every block in NYC, chef Simone Tong was worried her restaurant Little Tong would get lost in the shuffle. Little Tong isn’t just any old noodle shop, however. Chef Tong specializes in a rice noodle soup called mixian, which is the perfect balance of flavorful broth and light, slippery noodles. The traditional recipe is derived from her upbringing, which took place in the breathtaking Chinese province of Yunnan. Tong perfected the recipe to a T, so after migrating around the world and eventually settling in the Big Apple, she felt compelled to share bowls of the steamy goodness with fellow New Yorkers. While nothing can compare to mixian she grew up on, Tong successfully introduced the soup and other Yunnan staples, like Mala Chicken Mixian and Grandma Chicken Mixian, to an entirely new community of hungry diners.
Senior Producer
Chas Truslow
Producer
Phoebe Melnick
Camera Operators
Phoebe Melnick, Daniel Cangelosi
Editor
Morgan Dopp
Assistant Editor
Zachary Lapierre
Graphics Art Director
Ted McGrath
Animators
Fredy Delgado, Megan Chong
Line Producer
Emily Tufaro
Production Coordinator
Sarah Barry
Post-Production Supervisor
Daniel Byrne
Supervising Producer
Stasia Tomlinson
Creative Director
Tom O’Quinn
Executive Producer
Justin Lundstrom
Special Thanks
Little Tong
Music
Track Title: “Bodhran Beaters”
Composer: Bodhran Beaters
00:00:00
Track Title: “Glide”
Composer: Elton Presley, Drop Lamond
01:18:02
Track Title: “High Noon”
Composer: Trackyard
03:00:13
Track Title: “Time 2 Space”
Composer: Alan Gold, Jimi Lyons
04:12:13
Track Title: “Holding Back”
Composer: Tom Linden, Harry Valentine
05:27:15
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[@EmJayEmJayEmJay]

The food, stories, and even the way she speaks are so interesting and well done. This is a great video that introduces me and probably a lot of other people to a whole new corner of “Chinese Food” , and I can’t wait to try what they’re doing there in Manhattan. And to top it off, her voice is soooo soothing! This one’s a keeper.

[@tosht2515]

Yup. I'm happy with my noodle soup rotation - ramen, udon, pho and janchi guksu - but will definitely look for some mixian. Excellent Eat Seeker episode; great looking dishes. 👍

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

All that food looked great! We've been to Lijiang a few times... but apparently never found the restaurant she references. Maybe on our next trip!

[@bmr8408]

Need some mixian in SF

[@petepete9831]

Looks pretty bomb

[@XusernamegoeshereX]

I'd love to see you include footage of Chas (or whoever) actually describing the food as they taste it. That is the best part of food videos for me, is getting someone's instant feedback.

[@tosht2515]

+Alice Sonlaw That's his *_Fork Yeah_* series.

[@XusernamegoeshereX]

@@tosht2515 Yeah I watch that one too, but I think its a missed opportunity of any food blog to show beautiful food and then not let us see someone actually enjoying it and talking about it! lol

[@todd2771]

Couldnt disagree more haha. Chas is clueless when describing food.

[@cris_here]

she did not diss rice noodles like that smh

[@CJVP99]

Did ya'll fire Prez the $5 lunch guy? if so hold this L

[@Jujube23806]

That looks fucking disgusting