Very, very, very few people here actually make their own noodles. Why bother? In fact, I've never met anyone who does.
One local supermarket was selling what I would call pasta machines, but they called noodle makers. The locals were baffled.
"Why?" was all I heard. "The man downstairs sells them for ¥1. Why should I buy a machine for ¥168, then all the ingredients. You filthy robber!"
He switched to selling salad washers. Most Chinese never eat raw food. I'm guessing he isn't about to win the Chairman Mao Award for Entrepreneurship.
