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title: Taiwanese instant zhajiangmian set
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# Taiwanese instant zhajiangmian set

Cook the local flavors once more　/　Hualien, Taiwan

Wei Lih zhajiangmian is an instant dry noodle launched in Taiwan in 1973 by Wei Lih Food Industrial. It is Taiwanese-style zhajiangmian that comes with soup: you make the soup in one bowl and toss the drained noodles with the sauce in another. It became popular in Taiwan soon after its release.

## Ingredients

- Wei Lih zhajiangmian (instant noodles)
- Green onions
- Marinated egg (from a convenience store)

## How I made it

1. Chop the green onions and halve the egg
2. Boil water in a frying pan and cook the noodles
3. Use the cooking water for the powdered soup that comes with them
4. Toss the noodles in the sauce and top with green onions and the egg

## This moment in the journey: Instant zhajiangmian on a rainy night

Night came, and with it the rain. On a rainy evening like this, instant noodles and a non-alcoholic beer taste best. Drawn in by its cute retro packaging, I had bought Wei Lih zhajiangmian (維力炸醬麵), instant noodles with savory bean sauce that are hugely popular in Taiwan. The pack reads "dry noodles with soup, two ways from one pack."

I chopped green onions, brought water to a boil in a frying pan and cooked the noodles. The cooking water goes into the accompanying powdered soup. I tossed the noodles in the sauce, topped them with green onions and a marinated egg I'd bought at a convenience store, and my Taiwanese instant zhajiangmian set was ready. A non-alcoholic beer is essential with soupless noodles.

Itadakimasu. This is really good. I love the sweet and spicy seasoning with its doubanjiang; I have never eaten such delicious instant noodles. Sweet and savory, it's a taste I'm sure everyone in Japan would love.

![Adding the egg to the noodles topped with green onions](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/hualien/s187-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Lih_Men

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/hualien/