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Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Taiwan's national dish — a rich, spiced beef broth with tender braised beef shank and springy wheat noodles, perfumed with doubanjiang, star anise and soy.
⏱ 180 min🔥 680 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,876)
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Taiwanese Noodles Recipes
9 recipes using noodles — Beef noodle soup, scallion pancakes, stinky tofu — bold street food and comfort cooking.
These 9 taiwanese noodles recipes are ready in about 134 minutes on average, with 380–680 kcal per serving, and 11% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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134 min
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515 kcal
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11%
easy recipes
How Taiwanese cuisine cooks with noodles
Taiwanese cuisine — Beef noodle soup, scallion pancakes, stinky tofu — bold street food and comfort cooking — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Taiwanese cooks work with noodles, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, frying and braising.
From wheat to rice to egg, noodles are the slurpable heart of soups, stir-fries and saucy bowls across Asia and beyond. In this collection it's most often cooked with soy sauce, doubanjiang, dark soy sauce, star anise, garlic and fresh ginger. The dishes here span taiwanese classics ready in as little as 23 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 2,130 ratings.
9 Taiwanese Noodles Recipes
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Oyster Vermicelli — Ô-á-mī-suànn
Thick rice vermicelli in a glossy sweet potato starch sauce with oysters, offal and coriander — Taipei's most iconic night market soup.
⏱ 50 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.8(2,143)
dinner
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Taiwan's most iconic bowl — a slow-braised beef shank soup with springy noodles in a deep red broth fragrant with doubanjiang, soy, star anise, and spicy bean paste.
⏱ 210 min🔥 560 kcalHard
★4.9(2,130)
dinner
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Taiwan's proudest culinary creation — slow-braised beef shank in a rich, spiced soy broth with springy noodles and pickled mustard greens.
⏱ 210 min🔥 580 kcalHard
★4.9(1,765)
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Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (Niu Rou Mian)
Taiwan's iconic beef noodle soup — slow-braised beef shank in a deeply spiced broth of doubanjiang, soy and rice wine, served over hand-pulled wheat noodles.
⏱ 205 min🔥 680 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,620)
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Taiwanese Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles
Taiwanese Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles brings taiwanese flavor to a practical noodle dish built with rice noodles, soy sauce, five-spice, pickles and rice wine, and a fresh scallions finish.
⏱ 77 min🔥 448 kcalMedium
★4.5(11,017)
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Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (Niu Rou Mian)
A deeply spiced beef and tendon broth simmered for hours, poured over wheat noodles with pickled mustard greens.
⏱ 200 min🔥 540 kcalMedium
★4.4(39)
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Taiwanese Cold Sesame Noodles (Liang Mian)
Chilled wheat noodles tossed in a nutty sesame-soy dressing with julienned cucumber, a favorite hot-weather lunch across Taiwan.
⏱ 23 min🔥 380 kcalEasy
★4.5(65)
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Taiwanese Danzai Noodles (Tainan Braised Pork Noodle Soup)
A small-bowl Tainan specialty of thin noodles in a light shrimp broth, topped with minced pork sauce and a single shrimp.
⏱ 55 min🔥 390 kcalMedium
★4.6(39)
Choosing & preparing noodles
How to choose
Match the noodle to the dish: rice noodles for pho and pad thai, wheat or egg noodles for stir-fries and ramen-style soups. Fresh noodles cook in moments; dried keep for months.
Prep & storage
Slightly undercook noodles destined for a stir-fry or hot soup, since they keep softening. Rinse and toss with a little oil to stop them clumping while the rest of the dish comes together.
When is it done?
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
Nutrition
A carbohydrate energy base; egg noodles add a little protein, while rice noodles are naturally gluten-free.
Classic flavour partners: soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sesame, spring onion, chilli
Taiwanese Noodles Recipes — FAQ
How long do Taiwanese noodles recipes take to make?
Most of these 9 Taiwanese noodles recipes are ready in around 134 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Taiwanese Cold Sesame Noodles (Liang Mian), takes about 23 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 210 minutes.
How many calories are in Taiwanese noodles dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 380 to 680 kcal per serving, averaging 515 kcal — Oyster Vermicelli — Ô-á-mī-suànn is the lightest option at 380 kcal.
What is the easiest Taiwanese noodles recipe for beginners?
Taiwanese Cold Sesame Noodles (Liang Mian) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 23 minutes. 11% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with noodles in Taiwanese cooking?
In these recipes, noodles is most often paired with soy sauce, doubanjiang, dark soy sauce, star anise, garlic and fresh ginger. Taiwanese kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
How do I know when noodles is properly cooked?
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
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