A pantry ingredient you can find in Asian markets is the secret to this popular warm-weather dish.

By Megan Zhang | Published Jun 27, 2022 5:17 PM

This popular Chinese noodle dish featuring toasted sesame paste is as deliciously nutty as it is simple to prepare. Top each bowl with thinly sliced vegetables like cucumbers and carrots for a light warm-weather main. For proper texture, be sure to toss the noodles in the sauce just before serving. Overly thick sauce can be thinned with additional water (a teaspoon at a time, incorporating well after each addition). Find Chinese egg noodles in either the refrigerator or freezer section at Asian markets; they’re sometimes labeled “yangchun.”

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