Originally Posted by
StuckInYYZ
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.
Getting the right noodles is key, I agree. I wouldn’t use the standard flash fried noodles used in instant ramen but there’s a huge range of noodles that keep their toothy, springy texture after you boil them, drain and rinse thoroughly in cold water. I end up taking quite a few packets of tried and trusted variants (including soba) to Spain with me as I can count on my kid eating them along with a pile of vegetables throughout the heat of August.