Marianne Tshihamba’s Silk Road Cooking Series: Chinese Dan Dan Noodles

Let’s time-travel with our taste buds! With Marianne Tshihamba, we’ll map a culinary journey from Beijing’s bustling markets to the coastal kitchens of Zanzibar, exploring how Silk Road traders fused ingredients into the world’s first global cuisines.

Dan dan noodles are spicy, savory noodles tossed in a rich sesame and chili oil sauce, topped with minced pork and crunchy preserved vegetables. Expect to build layers of iconic Sichuan flavor, from toasting Sichuan peppercorns and chili oil to balancing the rich, numbing, and savory sauce for these addictive noodles.