In Beijing cuisine, yellow soybean paste is used, while in Tianjin and other parts of China sweet noodle sauce , hoisin sauce , or ''doubanjiang'' may be used in place of the yellow soybean paste. In the cuisines of Beijing, , and , the soybean paste is rather than fried, and oil is not used.
Some Chinese restaurants may refer to ''zhajiang mian'' as "brown meat sauce noodles," "noodles with fried bean and meat sauce," or the pinyin transliteration ''zhájiàngmiàn'' . It is sometimes referred to by the nickname "Chinese spaghetti" in the West, which is symmetrical to Chinese calling "Western ''zhajiang mian''."
Recipe outline
The following is a rough sketch for making ''zhajiang mian''. Consult recipe books for more detailed directions.
*Dice scallions and garlic.
*Stir-fry the ground pork until it is slightly brown. Remove the meat from the wok.
*Stir-fry the green onions and garlic until they are slightly brown. .
*Place the meat back into the wok/frying pan.
*Add the yellow soybean paste, sweet noodle sauce, , or hoisin sauce to the mixture with some water and simmer.
*Serve this meat sauce over noodles. If desired, add condiments like shredded carrots, shredded cucumbers, bean sprouts, scrambled eggs, fresh soybeans/edamame and .
Unlike Korean ''jajangmyeon'', cornstarch is not used to thicken the sauce.
Korean variation
Jajangmyeon is the Korean version of this dish. In addition, the brown colour of the sauce is from the use of ''chunjang'' , rather than hoisin sauce. ''Jajangmyeon'' may also feature a variety of diced seafood rather than pork.
This dish is featured prominently in the Korean drama ''Couple or Trouble.
It is also featured in another recent Korean drama Coffee Prince with the main character as a jajangmyeon delivery boy.
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