Sour Spicy Cold Noodles (酸辣冷面) by: Sarah 0 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:6/23/2022Updated:6/21/2022 There are few meals more suited to a hot summer day than a bowl of Chinese cold noodles.This suān là (酸辣), or sour spicy cold noodles recipe is at once refreshing and deeply satisfying.It’s also easy to throw together, and you can make it with dried spaghetti!  Spaghetti for Chinese Cold Noodles? Yes, spaghetti.

We recently ate out at a Taiwanese restaurant in yet another New Jersey strip mall (where dwell the gems of the Garden State’s culinary scene).It was a sweltering day in the mid-90s (around 35°C), and since we aren’t yet eating indoors, we had lunch outside in the heat.  Looking for relief as I scanned the menu, the second I spotted the 酸辣冷面 (suān là lěng miàn), I ordered it.The restaurant actually made their version with spaghetti, which didn’t offend me, as cold spaghetti noodles with soy sauce and sesame oil was basically the first thing I ever learned to cook as a kid (learned from my mom).  Spaghetti noodles have a smoother texture than Chinese wheat noodles, which makes them more slurpable and light.

The moral of the story: you can absolutely use Chinese wheat noodles here, but if all you have is spaghetti, use it.You don’t have to feel like you’re missing out on anything either! AL Dente? Note that if you like your noodles al dente, you will want to cook them to the uppe

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