Chongqing noodles (simplified Chinese: 重庆小面; traditional Chinese: 重慶小麵; pinyin: Chóngqìng xiǎomiàn) is a term for a variety of spicy noodle dishes that originated and exist in Chongqing, China,[1][2] which are collectively referred to as xiǎomiàn, literally "little noodles" in English.[1][3][4][5] Xiao mian is also prepared in other areas of the world, such as the United Kingdom and areas of Australia and the United States.[1][2][6][7]