Liangpi (cold skin noodles) is a popular noodle dish from northwest China, commonly served cold, unlike other hot noodles dishes. Liangpi has a unique slippery and springy texture. It is absolutely delicious when dressed with a spicy sauce made with chili oil and black vinegar and served with sesame seeds, crunchy cucumbers, and bean sprouts. …
In this article, I want to share one of my favorite noodles, vegetable stir-fry noodles, Cantonese style. The uniqueness of this recipe is that the noodles are pan-fried until fragrant before stir-frying with other ingredients. This step is the secret to why the traditional Cantonese fried noodles are so yummy, with an additional layer of …
Rad Na (also called Rat Na / Lad Na) is popular Thai street food. It is a fried noodles dish topped with gravy with meat and vegetables. The noodles used for Rad Na are flat rice noodles. It is fried in the wok with some oil and dark soy sauce until the surface is charred …
This article is about how to prepare spaghetti aglio e olio, with an Asian twist. Wait. It is not the classic recipe you are familiar with, but the interpretation involves some popular Japanese ingredients: bonito flakes, shiitake mushrooms, and scallion. As for the flavor, the dashi (Japanese stock) makes it stands out from the original …
Bun cha (Vietnamese meatballs with vermicelli) has all the classic Vietnamese street food elements. I love its complex flavors and have been a regular fan of the restaurant near me. Recently, I have decided to make it. It turns out to be not as difficult as expected. I have documented how to do it in …
Suan la fen (酸辣粉, Hot and Sour Noodles) has won over me finally, although I grew up in a Cantonese family with little exposure to other forms of cooking in the early days. Perhaps I was born to love hot and sour stuff, and being devoid of having this spicy food since I was young …
A quick and easy meal can be delicious too, and teriyaki noodles is one great example. Any meat that marinates with teriyaki sauce tastes remarkable, pairing with vegetables of your choice and serve with noodles is nutritious and utterly mouthwatering. Chicken is the meat of choice in this recipe, but you decide to substitute it …
What is prawn mee made of? Prawn mee (Penang Hokkien mee or Hokkien prawn mee) is a specialty noodle soup popular among the Malaysian Chinese. The soup base is unique, prepared with a humongous amount of prawn heads and shells coupled with pork bones concentrated into a thick, creamy, and highly aromatic broth. Prawn mee …
The first time I heard about Thai drunken noodles was a few years ago, when I visited a Thai restaurant that my son was doing a part time job during his university day. Little did I know that the noodles are not cooked with alcohol but a spicy dish with plenty of chilies and basil …
What is Japchae? Japchae is Korean stir-fried noodles with a unique texture. It means mixed vegetables in Korean, but besides the colorful vegetables, and the well-seasoned beef, it is the bouncy and slippery sweet potato glass noodles called dangmyeong that set it apart from others. The flavor is very different from the Chinese stir-fried noodles, …