Today, I'm going to show you how to make

the Taiwanese style cold noodle

or Lian Mein

Lian means cold

and Mein is noodle

in Mandarin Chinese

Summer in Taiwan is very hot and humid

and can get quite unbearable

so eating lian mein it's very appealing and popular

all the ingredients in this recipe

can be easily found

so let's get started

Here is the ingredients overview

Taiwanese cuisine is strongly influenced by

Japanese cuisine

that's why you see dashi used in this recipe

I have aseparate video

on how to make different types of dashi

the link will be in

description box below

if you don't want to use dashi

you can also use water

there are many different types of noodle

you can use in this recipe

traditionally, precooked oil noodle

is used in this dish

if you have gluten allergy

feel free to use gluten free alternatives

like rice noodles

let's prepare the ingredients

first, grate the garlic

next, julienne the carrot

and cucumber

for your convenience

you can also use mandolin slicer

to produce consistent julienne strips

with a mortar and pestle

grind the roasted sesame seeds

if your roasted sesame seeds

are not very fragrant

you can lightly roast them

on the stove top

to make the sesame sauce

add peanut butter

into the ground sesame seed

with one third of the dashi

and mix well

next, add grated garlic

sugar

salt

soy sauce

sesame oil

spicy oil

lemon juice

and mix everything together

you don't want the sauce too thick

or too runny like the one I show you here

you can adjust the consistency

using the remaining dashi

keep the sauce in the refrigerator

until it's ready to be used

as for the noodle

prepare according to the instructions

on the package

when the noodle is fully cooked

drop into a bowl of ice water

until cool

drain the noodle

and refrigerate for at least an hour

beat the egg

pour it into an oil pan

and fry until the egg is cooked

make sure to thinly spread the egg and

set the heat to low

so the egg is cooked evenly without burning

let the egg cool off

and julienne into thin strips

to serve

add the noodle into a deep bowl

then add julienne carrot

cucumber

bean sprout

and egg

drizzle with some sesame sauce

and your Taiwanese cold noodle is ready to be served

enjoy

this is my versions of

Taiwanese style cold noodle

it has been really hot in a bay area

and a cold noodle like this

is perfect for this weather

if it's just as hot as where you are

please give this recipe a try

and you won't be disappointed

a printable version of this recipe

can be downloaded in my blog and

the link is down below

in the description box

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thank you for watching

stay cool

happy eating

and I'll see you next time