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My having zhuzhed up what is essentially a packet of noodles and a sachet of sauce to make hiyashi chuka is pretty much the same approach. Sometimes I make my own dressing but this was a decent brand with a variant I hadn’t tried before.
Interestingly enough, I don't eat cold noodles often (most of the time the noodles have become too soft which often spoils the experience for me). I think the closest is zha jiang mian (or the korean variant). Or maybe soba. Both can be zhuzhed up easily enough. I just need to remember to make it "insta-worthy" and take photos now. With food costs going up, I expect a lot of people aren't going to be eating out as much as they would have so we're likely to see a lot of home cooks again.