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Dan dan noodles

Wheat noodles with sesame-chilli sauce, preserved mustard greens and stir-fried pork.

Dan Dan Noodles — illustrative food image

About Dan dan noodles

Dan dan noodles are associated with the street-food traditions of Chengdu and Chongqing. J. Kenji López-Alt’s version combines fresh wheat noodles with a sesame-chilli sauce and a topping of pork and preserved ya cai.

Sichuan peppercorns bring their characteristic tingling spice. Garlic, Chinkiang vinegar and soy sauce give the sesame sauce a sharp, savoury depth, while roasted peanuts add a nutty finish.

The noodles sit beneath small pieces of pork and sliced spring onions. Optional spinach and mung bean sprouts add vegetables to the bowl, alongside the crunchy peanuts.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Sesame, Soy, Peanut, Mustard, Wheat.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Dan dan noodles

J. Kenji López-Alt’s Chengdu-style dan dan noodles with pork and ya cai.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Red Sichuan peppercorns: . Broader Sichuan-pepper candidate; the source specifies red peppercorns shared across sauce, pork and finish.
  • Chinese sesame paste: . Broader sesame-seed-paste candidate; exact Chinese roasted paste formula is unspecified.
  • Water: . Shared sauce liquid, salted noodle/optional vegetable cooking water and reserved noodle liquid, including optional soupier service.
  • Light soy sauce:
  • Chinkiang vinegar:
  • Sugar:
  • Sichuan chilli oil with sediment: . Broader chilli-oil candidate; a complete Sichuan málà oil formula is not supplied or linked. No fixed brand, oil species or additional allergens are inferred.
  • Garlic:
  • Peanut oil:
  • Minced pork:
  • Preserved ya cai mustard greens: . The introduction/notes identify first ya cai as preserved mustard greens; the list’s generic root/stem wording is not used to turn it into unselected zha cai.
  • Shaoxing wine: . Exact wine product and fermentation formula are unspecified.
  • Kosher salt:
  • Fresh wheat noodles: . Broader wheat-noodle candidate; fresh form is retained. Complete upstream noodle formula is unprovided.
  • Spinach (optional): . First optional green choice before baby bok choy.
  • Mung bean sprouts (optional):
  • Roasted peanuts: . Broader peanut candidate for roasted crushed nuts; listed even though final method does not separately allocate them.
  • Spring onions:

Origins & food traditions

Dan dan noodles are a Sichuan street food associated with Chengdu and Chongqing. This pork-and-ya-cai version is J. Kenji López-Alt’s published recipe from The Wok.

Countries

  • China
  • ChinaCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Dan Dan Noodles — J. Kenji López-Alt, The Wok: Recipes and Techniques, excerpt on Nigella.com