Like many Sichuan dishes, dan dan noodles have a spicy taste, derived from Sichuan peppers and chili oil.
All the ingredients, such as scallion, garlic, star anise, and more, are ground into fine textures, making it extra silky and spicy without hurting your taste buds.
At this point, we usually add some cold pressed rapeseed oil in Chengdu to keep it from sticking and add some delicious flavor to it, but you can substitute olive oil or sesame oil.