Favorite comfort food recipes

Try these updated takes on all the classics, including lightened versions and the new multicultural comfort foods of the West

4 great noodle bowls

Warm up with steaming bowls of Asian noodles with fresh ingredients and tasty sauces

Iain Bagwell, Stephanie Dean and Amy Machnak

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A note on Asian ingredients

You’ll find most of the noodles in this story, along with other specialty ingredients like fish sauce, curry paste, and sambal, at any well-stocked grocery store ― but for some (like fresh noodles or Thai basil), an Asian grocery store is a better source.

Depending on what ingredients you’re looking for, a more specialized shop is best of all; you’ll be more likely to find Japanese ingredients, for instance, at a Japanese store than at a pan-Asian one.