Suan La Fen (酸辣粉) is famous Szechuan-style hot and sour noodles soup that consists of spicy, sour, and umami flavours along with noodles and different ingredients. Before I always had instant noodles version, but it turns out making Suan La Fen at home is not as difficult as you thought. 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞…
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Japchae / Korean Glass Noodles Stir Fry
Japchae (or Chapchae/잡채) is one of my must order dishes when eating at Korean restaurants. (another one is sea food pancake!) I love the chewy texture of Korean style glass noodles and the taste with various ingredients (meat, vegetables, eggs…). Have heard Japchae is Korean classic dish particularly for festive days or special occasions,…
Taiwanese Zha Jiang Mian / Soybean Paste Noodles 台式炸醬麵
Zha Jiang Mian (炸醬麵), aka soybean paste noodles, is actually a very common street food in Taiwan. You may notice Korean ‘’Jajangmyeon’’ sounds quite like Mandarin Chinese ‘’Zha Jiang Mian’’ as Jajangmyeon originated from Chinese dish but then was transformed to Korean style noodles. Same in Taiwan, Zha Jiang Mian is a Northern Chinese…
Mayak Eggs / Korean Marinated Eggs 麻藥雞蛋
*The original article was posted on 05/11/2020 and re-edited with new photos & video in 2021. The word ‘’Mayak’’ translates to ‘’illicit drugs’’ in Korean language which means Mayak egg (마약계란) is something delicious with addictive flavour. When I saw this dish online I can tell it would definitely taste good even I’ve never tried it…