Liang Mian

Name: Liang Mian
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300g fresh egg or wheat noodles; 2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste; 2 tbsp chilli oil; 2 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp black vinegar; 3 garlic cloves, crushed with a little water; 1 tsp sugar and a pinch of Sichuan pepper; 1 cucumber and a handful of bean sprouts, shredded

凉面/lyahng myen/

Also known as: Liangmian, Chinese Cold Noodles, Sichuan Cold Noodles, Cold Sesame Noodles

About this dish

Chilled wheat noodles tossed with sesame paste, chilli oil, soy sauce, black vinegar, garlic and shredded cucumber.

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Ingredients

🍜300g fresh egg or wheat noodles

🥜2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste

🌶️2 tbsp chilli oil

🫙2 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp black vinegar

🧄3 garlic cloves, crushed with a little water

🍬1 tsp sugar and a pinch of Sichuan pepper

🥒1 cucumber and a handful of bean sprouts, shredded

Method

Serves 2

Cook the noodles until just tender, then drain.

Toss with a little oil and fan them to cool quickly so they stay springy.

Thin the sesame paste with water and mix with the soy, vinegar, sugar, garlic and chilli oil.

Pile the noodles onto plates with the cucumber and bean sprouts.

Pour over the sauce, sprinkle with Sichuan pepper and mix before eating.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Liangmian ('cold noodles') are a summer staple across China, sold from street stalls in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Shanghai in many local versions.

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