Mama Kang is busy preparing her prize-winning dumplings for the annual cooking contest. She trusts Ting, Pan, and Kuai to roll the dumpling wrappers. But the boisterous Kang brothers' time-saving idea unexpectedly results in long thin strips of dough. Without enough time to fix the mistake, the Kangs bring their new invention to the contest and discover that the judges and villagers love the noodles. Striking cut-paper illustrations complement the light-hearted tale that incorporates factual information about the invention of noodles in ancient China. Additional information about the history of noodles and a recipe for Long-Life Noodles are included.