recreating the viral Tokyo one-thick noodle carbonara pasta recipe at home

here's a copykat recipe my Cantonese mother approved

dear friends,

it’s the first day of 2024 and I’m committed to making more food from scratch for my family and me to enjoy. So when I learned about the viral Tokyo pasta that’s making rounds on the internet, featuring one thick noodle in a carbonara sauce, I knew I had to recreate it at home. It’s basically a long sheet of cooked pasta drenched in a creamy, cheesy sauce. How hard can that be to recreate?

Here is the inspiration:

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Here is my copykat rendition:

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First, I made my easy pasta, which is usually made from two ingredients, but I love the chew of QQ noodles, so I changed up my standard pasta recipe a bit.

To make the pasta, I created a dough using this recipe: