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| - Hand pulled noodles, or "lamian", has zero connection to hongshao niurou mian. So disregard anything you read here about it being compared to. Separate regions, separate dishes. Lamian, has a long and cultured history, while the Taiwanese beef brisket noodle it is being compare to is barely 3 decades old. Like ramen, beef brisket noodle is inspired by the century old lamian. Ramen in kanji is in fact the same characters as lamian.
History put aside, Calan is so named to attract visitors, prior to this, there was only one other shops offering lamian, a food court stall in Chinatown. It merely advertised as Lanzhou Lamian, and it did horribly business wise. People in the know went, but it's was never hugely popular. So I don't blame Calan Beef Noodle trademarking its business as such.
Just know that this small Asian fast food format hole in the wall is legit. I've only had better lamian in New York. 5 stars.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamian
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