Dan dan noodles

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Dan dan noodles
Traditional Chinese:	擔擔麵
Simplified Chinese:	担担面
Transliterations Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin: dāndān miàn

Dan dan noodles is a classic dish of Chinese Sichuan cuisine. It consists of a spicy sauce containing preserved vegetables, chili oil, Sichuan peppers, pork, and scallions served over noodles. In American Chinese food and with many modern vendors, ground peanuts, peanut butter, or sesame paste are added, resulting in a stark contrast from the old, authentic version.

The same sauce is frequently served over poached chicken (called Bon Bon or Bong Bong Chicken), and on steamed, meat-filled dumplings in another Sichuan dish called Suanla chaoshou.

A variety of English spellings are used. The first word may be either Dan, Dun, or Tan. There may or may not be a hyphen between the first two words. The last word may be Mein, Mian, or Noodles. The name refers to a type of carrying pole (a dan dan) that was used by ambulatory vendors who sold the dish on the streets.

[edit] See also

• Chinese noodles
• Chengdu

[edit] External links

• Authentic Dan Dan Mian recipe
• Dan Dan Mein
• Chubby Hubby Blog noodle recipe