The Five Heaps

Name: The Five Heaps (五峰涼麵)
Yield: Serves 2–3 as a main course, 4–6 as part of a multicourse meal.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon thin (regular) soy sauce; 2 teaspoons unseasoned Chinese or Japanese rice vinegar; slivered fresh snow peas or sugar snap peas; 2 tablespoons water; ½ pound long, thin Chinese egg noodles, fresh or frozen (for substitutes and for making your own); slivered string beans or Chinese longbeans, cut into 2-inch lengths; slivered seedless cucumber; 1½ teaspoons sugar; scant ¼ teaspoon Roasted Szechwan Pepper-Salt; 1 cup fresh bean sprouts; 1 cup of a crisp green (choose one):; ¼–½ teaspoon chili oil (optional); 2 tablespoons Chinese sesame paste; 2 tablespoons Five-Flavor Oil; slivered celery hearts and inner ribs, cut into 2-inch lengths; 1 cup julienned or shredded carrots; coarsely chopped fresh coriander; 1 cup (about 4 ounces) slivered Black Forest-type ham or cooked chicken; 1 cup shredded radishes; 2 tablespoons untoasted sesame seeds

五峰涼麵

Preparation info

Serves
2–3
as a main course .

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1982

About

Systems of interrelated fives pop up everywhere in Chinese culture. There are the Five Elements, the Five (Confucian) Relationships, the Five (Mythic) Emperors, the Five (Historic) Dynasties, the Five Colors, the Five Constant Virtues, the Five Flavors . . . So why not the Five Heaps?

That is my playful nickname for one of my favorite warm-weather dishes—a mound of cold sesame-sauced noodles surrounded by five colorful piles of crisp vegetables. It is a thoroug

Ingredients

Asia
China
Dinner
Main course
Noodles

Ingredients

Method