Noodle 3: Wu-Mu Silver Line Noodle

Type: dried

Size: 14 oz.

Price: $2.29

Price per oz.: $0.16

Sauce (for about 200 g noodles):
2 tbsp creamy natural peanut butter

1 tbsp sesame oil

2 tsp white sugar

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp rice vinegar

Lao Gan Ma spicy chili crisp to taste

Vegetables:
Cucumber

Green onions

I wanted to make this as a quick, easy meal after work. And this was perfect for that.

The noodle package says to cook for 3 minutes and serve hot, cold or in soup. I wouldn't even cook for 3 minutes next time. They were very soft. They're a very thin noodle, so I think it's easy to overdo it.

I looked at a lot of peanut sauce recipes online and combined what I saw. I think this sauce was doing too much. Next time I'd probably leave out the sugar and rice vinegar. (I'm also asking everyone I know for their peanut sauce recipes to try.)

Lao Gan Ma spicy chili crisp is the perfect topping for these noodles. It provides a much needed heat and crunch. Disclaimer: I think most dishes are improved with the addition of Lao Gan Ma.

I preferred the cucumbers and Anfernee preferred the green onions. Good thing about this meal is that next time we can both add only what we want.

No leftovers! I only used about half of the package, so I'll be using these noodles again soon.

Noodle 9: Lucky K.T. Co., Inc. Steamed Chowmein

Type: fresh Size: 14 oz. Price: $2.19 Price per oz.: $0.16 For this noodle, I adapted Joshua Weismann's The Cheapest Noodle Dish Ever (Chicken Chow Mein). Alterations: Instead of hoisin sauce or oyster sauce, I used mushroom based vegetarian oyster sauce. Instead of fresh garlic, I used jarred (the fresh garlic I bought had sprouted significantly in the few days since I bought it.) Instead of chicken, I used tofu. Instead of celery and bean sprouts, I doubled the carrots and green onions. This was just alright. I don't think it was enough sauce, and the noodles were very very dry. I would try this again with different brand noodles and I'd use 1.5x sauce (hopefully with fresh garlic!) I think the fault mostly lies with the noodles. Luckily, I made the full package of noodles (had leftovers for lunch for a week), and now I don't need to find a way to use them again.

Noodle 8: Shirakiku Buckwheat Noodle

Type: dried Size: 28.21 oz. Price: $4.89 Price per oz.: $0.17 Sauce: Shirakiku straight soba soup base There isn't much to say. Very easy to make and very yummy. Not very filling, so this isn't a whole meal. The package has 8 portions, so I'll be eating these for a while! I'll update if I decide to get creative with them. Basic cold soba is one of my favorite noodles, so I'm very happy with them as they are.

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