You can use chili crisp or chili oil if you don’t have garlic chili paste. Though they really are better with the thick, slippery Chinese noodles, I sometimes use spaghetti or even soba noodles when that’s all I have on hand. No fresh or frozen Chinese noodles? No problem. I’ve made this dish about a million times and, while to my mind this version is the best, the recipe is very forgiving. I toss a pair of chopsticks and a little travel-size bottle of sriracha into my bag and I’m good to go. Plus, they go perfectly with iced Albariño. Slippery and crunchy at the same time, they hold up to the trek through the cranberry bog and over the dunes, and are best served at beach temperature. But most are very simple, easily thrown together the morning of.Ĭold sesame noodles remain at the top of my beachgoing list year after year. Some are too elaborate to make often - think cold fried chicken with lovage-spiked potato salad. I have a regular round of dishes that make for great beach food. I also have an umbrella with a shoulder strap and an insulated picnic basket for my lunch. I do have a capacious backpack for my towel, a novel, and some of my New Yorker backlog. My perfect beach day would include a beach assistant to help with all the things I need to protect me from the sun, sand, and surf, and from hunger and thirst. Toss everything together close to serving time so the noodles stay saucy. At the very least, I need a chair, a wide umbrella, some iced Albariño, and a tasty lunch. While I never tire of gazing out into the vastness of the ocean, my ideal seaside experience requires a bit of set up. I, on the other hand, have a more complicated relationship with the beach. 1 from Jams (turkey, honey mustard, red onion on a baguette) are all he needs for his perfect beach day, which is just about any day we don’t see a nor’easter or a tropical storm.Įven his bathing suit becomes excess baggage as he crests the dune somewhere between Long Nook and Ballston. He likes as little as possible between himself and the sun, sand, and surf.
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