You might think, “Wouldn’t a guesthouse naturally serve somyeon (plain noodles)?”

But honestly, that’s something you’d only say if you didn’t know the murim — or rather, the Central Plains.

The somyeon we’ve seen so often in wuxia novels, where someone says, “Bring me a bowl of somyeon,” is actually a dish that doesn’t exist.

Well, no, it does exist, but it’s not the somyeon you’re thinking of.

This is a fusion martial arts-culinary novel that focuses not on martial arts, fights, or battles, but rather on China’s guanxi culture, the concept of mianzi or “face,” Chinese cuisine, and Korean-Chinese dishes.

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