liangs village

Tags: #food #dispatches #portraitsJen, Jan’s friend from way back, served the Taiwanese beef noodle soup into the little upside-down cone-shaped bowls. A piece of beef, a pile of the hand-pulled wheat noodles, ladles of delicious steaming broth, and an offer for a couple of drops of the “super spicy chili crunch”, optional, but recommended. And then, almost forgot, a chopsticks full or two of the sour cabbage topping. These are Jen’s home flavors, and she’s very excited to be having a whole weekend of Asian foods. There are not very many options in Santa Rosa, where Jen and Davey live, and a weekend trip down to visit Jan and Jeff is an opportunity for festive eating. Jen and Jan, they’ve got big plans this weekend, and we’re along for the ride! Davey was wearing his sunglasses indoors to keep his cool about all of this, until Jen reminded-asked him if he had brought his other pair. Liang’s Village, 2026We ate all the things family style, prepackaged smashed cucumber salad and seaweed…