JapChae 잡채

Stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables

Dangmyeon is a chewy and elastic noodles made from sweet potato starch.

They are also known as “glass noodles”, “cellophane noodles”, or “sweet potato vermicelli”.

Noodles are soaked in hot water and then stir-fried. 

The assortment of vegetables in japchae may vary, with typical ingredients including mushrooms, carrots, spinach, onions, and scallions.

Each ingredient is stir-fried separately before being mixed with boiled and drained noodles, and seasoned with soy sauce, sugar, chopped garlic and sesame oil.