Garlic Noodles Mystery

One of my favorite noodle shops in HK (and there are thousands) is 7-11.

(Daddy Roux makes fun of me, but I like what I like. I am not ashamed of liking gas station food. :) I come from a fried chicken liver, potato log-loving gas station eating family. )

After several attempts to recreate the texture and taste of Hong Kong's 7-11's Garlic Noodles, I gave up. Nothing was working.

So I went searching for the packaged version.

I could not find a garlic flavored noodle among the hundreds at the grocery. And trust me, I searched, tested and was still defeated.

So, I did what I should have done on day one. Investigate.

I went into a 7-11, used a lot of pointing and body language and managed to get them to show me the packaging behind their now famous garlic noodles.

And mystery solved. Now I know.






Hmmm, no wonder I could not find this, or replicate, I was not looking for egg, pea and shrimp noodles.....but all I know is, I like it.

Homemade Sushi=Easy

Really. Just buy the right rice. (Thai glutinous rice works and it's the only choice for sushi at my local supermarket)
Wash it until the water is clear. Cook it, add a little rice vinegar and sugar after it's cooked and plop a spoonful on a sheet of seaweed while it's still warm. Add whatever you want inside, in long strips then spread more rice on top. Wet fingers help to smooth out the sticky rice. Roll it up and cut with a sharp knife.

I used mayo, crystal hot sauce and a dash of soy sauce mixed together then added avocado, cucumber and imitation crab sticks. Yummmmm.

California roll in HK, yes please. Cheap and healthy and easy.

Don't be scared, give it a go. If it's not pretty, it will still taste pretty!










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