Sesame Paste Cold Noodles/ Liang Mian

We first ate Sesame Paste Cold Noodles while living in Taiwan. They are a typical Taiwanese street food, but are also sold in many local restaurants. It quickly became our favorite noodle dish and food to eat on the run. We learned that its origins are actually from the Sichuan province of China.

We have a video on our channel where we make this dish using cucumber noodles instead of rice noodles with our Taiwanese chef friend, Emma (see this video at 4:39 in).

Ingredients

• 4-5 cucumbers or Chinese wheat noodles

• 2 Tbs sesame oil

• 3 Tbs soy sauce

• 2 Tbs black viengar

• 1/4 cup peanut butter or sesame paste

• 1 Tbs maple syrup

• 1 Tbs ginger, minced

• 1 Tbs garlic, minced

• 2 tsp chili sauce optional for sauce

• 3 tsp white sesame seeds optional topping

• shredded cucumber optional for topping

• shredded carrot optional for topping

Instructions

• Boil the noodles according to package directions.

• Mix all ingredients from sesame oil through garlic together well, adding the chili sauce if you'd like it spicy.

• When the noodles are ready, drain them. Add the sauce to the noodles or zoodles and mix well. Serve with shredded carrots, cucumbers and white sesames sprinkled on top.

Enjoy!