Once, a tent caught fire and the cattle inside were roasted alive. For convenience the Tartars cut up the meat and carried it with them. The cooked meat didn't go bad, so when they wanted to eat it they simply had to add water and boil the meat to make soup. This was the forerunner of beef noodle soup.
有一次帳篷著火，把牛烤熟了，他們為求方便，就將熟牛肉切塊帶著上路，又防細菌滋生，因此要吃時就再加水煮成湯汁，便成為牛肉麵的前身了。