Sichuan-style Cold Noodles

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Chinese-ish: Home cooking, not quite authentic, 100% delicious

By Joanna Hu and Rosheen Kaul

Published 2022

  • About

I make these noodles at work as a rapid-fire staff meal when I’m particularly busy. So simply thrown together using pantry staples and some fresh vegetables, this salad-esque cold noodle dish is a warm-weather favourite. In Chinese cuisine, raw dishes are often seasoned with oil that has been heated to a very high temperature and then cooled, imparting a ‘cooked’ flavour to what would otherwise be a bright and fresh dish. These noodles require making a quick and easy chilli oil that offers