hand-pulled
Drawn by fingers
Hand-pulled describes something made by pulling with the hands rather than by machine.
The term appears most often with noodles, where dough is stretched and folded repeatedly to create long strands: The restaurant is famous for its hand-pulled noodles.
Hand-pulled also describes ales drawn from casks by a manual pump rather than pressurized gas.
Japanese noodle soup
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- chewyResisting easy biting
bouncy · broth · noodle bar · flour · gluten · artisanal · fresh · slapping
Skilled manual tradesperson
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
manual · labor-intensive · authentic · mastery · apprentice · craft · workshop · demonstration
Stretched boiled sugar
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- ribbon candyPleated hard confection
saltwater taffy · molasses · cooling · hooking · aeration · glossy · chewy · vintage
ramen
Japanese noodle soup
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- wheatCereal crop for flour
chewy · bouncy · broth · noodle bar · flour · gluten · artisanal · fresh · slapping · twisting
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
handmade · manual · labor-intensive · authentic · mastery · apprentice · craft · workshop · demonstration · expertise
taffy
Stretched boiled sugar
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
ribbon candy · saltwater taffy · molasses · cooling · hooking · aeration · glossy · chewy · vintage · carnival
hand-pulledmachine-made
Fabricated by apparatus
automated · mechanized · die-cut · stamped
hand-pulledmass-produced
Made in large quantities
industrial · standardized · store-bought · pre-packaged · instant
hand, pulled, hands, handed, handing, handful, handy, handily, handiness