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Not far from Sanxia Old Street, Chen Ji Rice Noodles offers bouncy, chewy rice noodles in both soup and dry styles; it was once featured on “Extraordinary Explorer” as one of the city’s top rice-noodle spots. The souped-up version is seasoned with fried shallot, scallion, dried shrimp and white pepper, its broth laced with minced pork that leaves a lingering, sweet umami like an echo in the mouth. Pair it with cubes of amber-glazed, honey-brown tofu—wrinkled outside yet improbably soft within—for a juicy, flavor-packed combo beloved by locals.