One pot noodles

Like Typical breakfast this is an archetypal meal that I make for weekend lunch and weekday dinners at least 4-6 times a week. It's tasty, nutritious, easy, cheap and fast. What more could you want?



Today's variation:

Noodles [fresh wonton noodles from a New York factory]
+ vegetables [choy sum]
+ protein [frozen fish cakes from Taiwan; frsh soft creamy tofu from Scarborough, Canada]

Put all the above in a saucepan, cover with boiling water from the electric kettle and heat until done. Drain and season with a choice of: dark soy sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, oyster sauce or srirarcha. Garnish with fried shallots for textural contrast.

I've noted the origin of the ingredients above, as they demonstrate the national (and even international) distribution of Asian foods in the US, and the economic ties between the Asian food manufacturers in large cities with the many small towns across the U.S. The "Oriental" grocery I frequent is remarkable for the range of foods (fresh and manufactured) that they source from throughout the US and Ontario, Canada as well as South Asia and South East Asia.