Noodles

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Zakary Pelaccio, A Pasta Fanatic's Ultimate Feast; Sticky-sweet and bracingly savory, Hong Kong noodles with caramel pork will make you forget spaghetti ever existed. Wall Street Journal, Apr 13, 2012.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 34073715821262.html

Excerpt in the window of print: 'This dish elevated the idea of noodles to a place where it could be savory, sweet, crispy and chewy, all at once.'

Quote:

"My first day in Taiwan, my very first meal was in a small noodle joint where I slurped down long, delightfully chewy noodles slicked with chili oil. The dish was full-bodied and soft, tangy and spicy, with a range of textures I had yet to experience.

"It was in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown that I discovered the deeply satisfying flavors of caramel pork with Hong Kong noodles. Wok-crisped egg noodles are topped with slices of sticky-sweet and salty roasted pork shoulder, thin slices of garlic and shaved chili. After the first time I tasted them, I ate them almost every time I was in Chinatown.

Note:
(1) sil gochu
www.maangchi.com/ingredients/shredded-red-pepper
(2) doughy (adj): "resembling dough in consistency, colour, etc; soft, pallid, or flabby"
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/doughy

All definitions are from Collins English Dictionary.
(3) pici
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pici
(4) For "Malaysian rice noodle," see shahe fen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahe_fen
(5) springy (adj): "possessing or characterized by resilience or bounce"

(6)
(a) carbonara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonara
(created in the middle of the 20th century; As the name is derived from carbonaro (the Italian word for charcoal burner), some believe the dish was first made as a hearty meal for Italian charcoal workers)
(b) sugo all'amatriciana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugo_all'amatriciana
(a traditional Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale (dried pork cheek), pecorino cheese and tomato; Originating from the town of Amatrice)
(i) The Italian noun "sugo" means juice, gravy or sauce.
(ii) all'amatriciana. Wikitionary.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/all'amatriciana
(c) cacio e pepe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacio_e_pepe
(d) arrabbiata sauce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrabbiata_sauce
(e) penne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penne
(also called ziti)
(f) gnocchi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnocchi
(section 1 Origin)

(7) full-bodied (adj): "having a full rich flavour or quality"
(8) Quotation 2 is about red-cooked or hong sao (pinyin).