Dan dan noodles
Noodles under a spoonful of crisp minced pork and preserved greens, in a sauce of chilli oil, sesame and Sichuan pepper.
What makes it dan dan noodles
- A small portion, sauce at the bottom — you mix it.
- Chilli oil and Sichuan pepper.
- Crisp pork with yacai, preserved mustard greens.
Where it comes from
Dan is the shoulder pole street vendors once carried, a stove at one end and noodles and sauces at the other. In Chengdu it's a small, near-dry bowl; the soupy, peanut-heavy versions came later, abroad.
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