Knife-cut noodles (Chinese: 刀削麵; pinyin: dāoxiāomiàn), also known as knife-sliced noodles or knife-shaved noodles in English, are a type of noodle in Chinese cuisine often associated with Shanxi province. As the name implies, unlike pulled noodles, they are prepared by thinly cutting a block of dough directly into boiling water.[1] The resulting noodles are ribbon-shaped, fairly thick, and chewy when cooked.