Handmade noodles can be prepared in various ways, including soup noodles, mixed noodles, and cold noodles. For example, they can be made into pickled cabbage noodles, minced meat noodles, scallion oil noodles, tomato and egg noodles, and spicy chicken noodles. Thanks to the unique hollow noodle-making process, the noodles easily absorb flavor and have a chewy texture. When cooking, because salt is added during the handmade hollow noodle production process, the broth may be quite salty, so it is recommended to add plenty of water and cook for 1-3 minutes until done. In local customs, noodles are often used on important ceremonial occasions, such as eating noodles before exams to symbolize success, eating noodles on birthdays to symbolize longevity, eating noodles after the birth of a child to symbolize a long and healthy life, and eating noodles on weddings to symbolize a long and happy marriage.

To adapt to modern health and diversified consumer demands, handmade noodles are constantly evolving in terms of product innovation, with various regions developing noodles with different flavors and functions. For example, there are fruit and vegetable noodles made with natural ingredients such as spinach, dragon fruit, carrots, purple sweet potatoes, asparagus, and mugwort, based on the original flavor; and health-preserving noodles (or "herbal noodles") made with medicinal and edible ingredients such as yam, dried plum, mulberry, goji berries, longan, dendrobium, ginseng, and fig. In addition, there are new products such as handmade noodles with gastrodia elata and handmade noodles with yam.

Handmade noodles carry auspicious symbolic meaning in Chinese folk customs and are often used on important ceremonial occasions, serving as gifts during the New Year, when visiting relatives and friends, and at weddings. In local folk tradition, noodles symbolize wishes for a long and happy marriage for newlyweds and for the health and longevity of the elderly.