Szechuan tahini shirataki noodles

Growing up, we had a gem of a Chinese restaurant right around the corner. It had all these tassels everywhere as a decoration. As a young kid, those tassels looked like the perfect setup to braid or turn into friendship bracelets while we waited for the food to arrive...they were absolutely not intended for that. One time the owners saw me doing it and well let's just say I never did it again.

But this restaurant remained our go-to birthday restaurant. Every birthday we'd go to Changsho and order a really amazing spread. They had a lot of amazing dishes, but one that I always loved was the cold noodles with a sesame sauce.