As the inventor of hot dry noodles and the founder of the well-known time-honored brand "Cai Lin Kee", the hot dry noodle brand named after Cai Mingwei was born helplessly. In the forties of the last century, Cai Mingwei founded "Cai Lin Ji", which was named after the two neem trees at the entrance of the store, which took the meaning of double trees into a forest. In the mid-50s, due to public-private partnerships, the Cai family gradually faded out of the management of Cai Lin Kee. It wasn't until 1997 that the Cai Lin Kee brand was preemptively registered by others, selling "inauthentic" hot dry noodles with black sesame paste and brine. In order to maintain the traditional flavor of hot dry noodles, Cai Hanwen, the son of Cai Mingwei, announced the recipe of Cai's hot dry noodles to the public, and began to accept apprentices to pass on the art.

Cai Mingwei is the best hot dry noodle brand in Wuhan that combines scale and reputation, it is equipped with a logistics center and freezer, unified distribution of ingredients, and processing in stores, which is also a necessary part of Cai Mingwei's franchise expansion, and now, Cai Mingwei has more than 300 stores across the country, covering more than 10 provinces.

The near-industrial production and distribution methods make Tsai Mingwei's hot dry noodles stable, and the differences between different franchise stores are also well controlled. Therefore, for foreign diners, although Cai Mingwei does not have strong flavor characteristics, it is the most convenient place to eat hot dry noodles. Yellow sesame paste, no brine, Cai Mingwei always adheres to the most original hot dry noodle ingredients. The noodles are of the right thickness, the sesame sauce is generous, and the thick bowl doesn't bring the same cheap feeling as other restaurants. Condiments such as cowpeas, diced radish, and pickles are placed in the store, and diners can add them according to their personal tastes. In addition to hot dry noodles, Tsai Mingwei also offers many snacks with local characteristics, such as bean skin, braised lotus root, duck neck, etc., and the richness of the menu selection is the first on the list.

Cai Mingwei has nearly 100 stores in Wuhan, among which the Hubu Lane store and the Han Street store have the largest foot traffic. There is not much difference between them, and the environment is uniformly clean and tidy. For franchise brands of this size, waiters can have a minimum service attitude.