noodles & mahjong night

18 September 2014

The other night, we went over to C & J's for an accidentally Chinese-themed evening (J is Chinese, as I've probably mentioned before - do you remember the feast he cooked for us?). 

As soon as C said the word "noodles" I was in - I can't live without those carb-y strands of goodness! (It's impossible to describe noodles eloquently.)

She made Tantanmen, a spicy broth that's sesame oil, soy milk, stock and often peanut based (though not in this version). She used this recipe from the same kooky but actually good cooking channel that I used for the steamed pork buns






 
How good do they look?! It was absolutely delicious. I'm definitely going to try making it myself - perfect for the upcoming colder months.

Of course, being the lovely hosts they are, they didn't let the meal finish without dessert... chocolate cake with matcha green tea ice cream & berries.  Look at this presentation - I mean, C's just showing off now isn't she? She's just making an extra effort for my blog (not really, she always makes her food look beautiful!). 


And then we got our game faces on! It was my first time playing Mahjong, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. Meaning I had no beginner's luck whatsoever and lost big time. It's a very fun game though, proven as such by our inability to stop playing until 3am... I don't know how it happens, but time just seems to disappear when we're with these two.





I plan to play it again and get my revenge - I'm an extremely sore loser. Maybe we're just ageing, but game nights are way better than going out clubbing in my opinion! 



17 comments:

  1. I love noodles and mahjong! I've only played a few times, but I won every time. I think I'll have to refresh my memory on the rules for the next time though :)

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    1. i thought it was a bit complicated at first, but once you get the gist it's not too bad! x

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  2. aaaaah! The food, the food!!! C&J are such geniuses. TT and I are too scared to ever have you and E over! xx

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    1. excuse me, Miss i bake my own tortilla chips and delicious chocolate fondant, and Mr. i make my own homemade pasta?!! you guys rock in the kitchen! xx

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  3. Halleluya, handsdown for the dessert! It sure looks
    mouthwatering good c: you sure have lots of foodie
    friends really! I once played Majong and I sucked
    too :c but it sure is a fun activity :P
    Xx

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    1. we really do! that's how we pick them ;) i'm glad i'm not the only one who failed at this game haha. x

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  4. oh my gosh the noodles and dessert look so so good! the presentation is so pretty, too! i don't think i have never played mahjong before - only on video games :)

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    1. we've since tried practising on apps but it's just not quite the same! it is definitely useful though ;) x

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  5. The food looks delicious - and I also love cookingwithdog!
    I love playing mahjong but I don't know how to count the scores so I always have to play with someone who knows how to haha.

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    1. (cookingwithdog being the youtube channel for anyone who reads my comment - don't misunderstand lol!)

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  6. The food looks very good! :]

    I never understood Mahjong ^^"

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    1. i thought i never would either! but it's fairly simple if you remember some of the characters i think x

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  7. Thank you for sharing that YouTube channel Miho, it's going straight to my bookmarks :) Best, Jesse.

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    1. it's such a funny but honestly great one for recipes - very simple and straight forward :) glad you like it! x

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  8. Omg this looks so so so fun! I'm kinda a sore loser too...haha I'm not competitive at all but when I lose I get really upset. This transcends into sports that I watch on tv...I have actually cried over my (American) football team losing a really big game haha woops. Anyway your pictures are amazing as always and I am IN LOVE with your new layout!

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  9. C's tantanmen and dessert look totally professional (I'm dying for matcha ice cream and chocolate cake now and it's not even 10 AM!) - she should start her own noodles & pudding café :D My grandma is addicted to mahjong (the mark of a Chinese granny) but I've never really understood it. So nice that you have the sort of friends that the hours melt away with - and who are wonderful cooks! xx

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  10. AhHHH! I LOVE all kinds of la mian! Especially the ones with meat sauces and chilli oils! The dessert looked amazing too! I don't know how to play the game but I'm glad you're having fun!

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