Spicy sesame 'tantanmen' ramen from To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart (page 97) by Hetty Lui McKinnon

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toasted sesame oil
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EYB Comments

Can substitute fresh ramen noodles, mung bean vermicelli noodles or rice noodles for ramen noodles; soy sauce for tamari; frozen corn for corn on the cob; coconut milk, oat milk, or nut milk of your choice for unsweetened soy milk; peanut butter or almond butter for tahini; and chilli oil for the book's "Rayu".

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Can substitute fresh ramen noodles, mung bean vermicelli noodles or rice noodles for ramen noodles; soy sauce for tamari; frozen corn for corn on the cob; coconut milk, oat milk, or nut milk of your choice for unsweetened soy milk; peanut butter or almond butter for tahini; and chilli oil for the book's "Rayu".
lily_z5lwe7 on April 14, 2026

Fice star recipe. Absolutely perfect.
christineakiyoshi on March 13, 2023

This is delicious and hearty. I will probably cut the tahini in half, this is very heavy.
Astrid5555 on January 05, 2022

Both of my teenage boys loved this. The broth was exceptionally good, considering that it only took minutes to make using vegetable stock powder and only a little bit of unsweetened oat milk I had in the fridge.
Ganga108 on October 05, 2021

This is a rare "not as good as the others" recipe from TAWL. I would have liked the broth to be punchier and the tofu could have been more flavoursome. Adding Chilli Crisp as a topping improved the flavours. Will use my favourite scrambled tofu recipe if I make this again.