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Japchae

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Sweet potato noodles
Black fungus mushroom
Red pepper
Carrots, julienned (so like that store bought sliced very thinly)
Onions sliced
Sesame seeds

Noodle sauce

  • Soy sauce
  • Sesame oil
  • Brown sugar, or white sugar, or 2 tbsp rice syrup (or 1 tbsp honey + 1 tbsp corn syrup)
  • Mirin (important)
  • Minced garlic / garlic powder
  • Black pepper

Bought Japchae from Weee, and this was pretty close compared to online. The Weee one might have MSG/too much salt/too much sugar. This was a good balance. Thanks ChatGPT.

~ Andrew Chen Wang July 16, 2026 2026-07-16 13:03 EST