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Tantanmen
Japan, from Sichuan dan dan noodles · also called tan tan ramen, 担々麺, shirunashi tantanmen (without soup)
The Japanese take on Sichuan dan dan noodles: a broth thick with sesame paste and hot with chili oil, topped with spiced ground pork and greens such as bok choy or spinach. It is also made without soup (shirunashi) or cold.
Recipes
27
of 492 in the atlas
Sites
22
most from sudachirecipes.com
Languages
6
English, Japanese, French
Usual build
3 of 4
parts in the median recipe · 9 have all
Tantanmen, by the usual definition
- Sesame paste or tahini
- Chili oil (rayu)
- Ground pork or other minced meat
- Greens (spinach or bok choy)
9 of 27 published recipes have every part; the median recipe has 3 of 4. Where the rest depart: no greens (spinach or bok choy) (11), no chili oil (6), no sesame paste (6), no ground meat (5).
| Recipe | Sesame paste | Chili oil | Ground meat | Greens (spinach or bok choy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| seonkyounglongest.com10 Minutes Tantanmen Ramen | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| sudachirecipes.comEasy Tantanmen (Tan Tan Ramen) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| bonappeteach.comTan Tan (Tantanmen) Ramen Recipe | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| justonecookbook.comTan Tan Ramen (Tantanmen) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| norecipes.comTantanmen Ramen | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| chopstickchronicles.comTantanmen 坦々麺 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| delishkitchen.tv担々麺の作り方が動画でわかる!豆乳なしでも濃厚な絶品レシピ | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| kurashinista.jp練りごま不要!10分で完成♡担々麺 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| macaro-ni.jp食欲そそる旨辛風味!濃厚白ごま担々麺 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| oceans-nadia.com《至極の一杯》本気の汁なし担々麺 | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| mykitchenlittle.comJapanese Tan Tan Ramen | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| ptitchef.comRamen façon tantanmen - tan tan ramen | ● | ○ | ● | ● |
| yummytummyaarthi.comTan Tan Ramen Recipe | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| cookomix.comTantanmen – Ramen épicé au thermomix | ● | ○ | ● | ● |
| kuechengoetter.deTantanmen Ramen | ○ | ● | ● | ● |
| gastroplant.comTantanmen Ramen (Vegan) | ● | ● | ○ | ● |
| norecipes.comTsuyunashi Tantanmen | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| park.ajinomoto.co.jp担々麺 | ○ | ● | ● | ● |
| oceans-nadia.com濃厚「担々麺」☆簡単なのに本格的! | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| okonomikitchen.comBlack Sesame Tantanmen | ● | ○ | ○ | ● |
| sudachirecipes.comHiyashi Tantanmen (Chilled Spicy Ramen) | ○ | ● | ● | ○ |
| 15gram.beJapanse Tan Tan ramen met gehakt, pindasaus, paksoi en champignons | ○ | ○ | ● | ● |
| sudachirecipes.comSoupless Spicy Tan Tan Ramen (Shirunashi Tantanmen) | ○ | ● | ● | ○ |
| ichkoche.atTan tan men ramen | ○ | ● | ● | ○ |
| okonomikitchen.comVegan Sesame Tantanmen (Homemade Ramen) | ● | ● | ○ | ○ |
| annarecetasfaciles.comTan tan ramen de pollo | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| pickledplum.comVegan Tan Tan Men (Tan Tan Ramen) | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Recipes with it | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 |
● has it · ◐ something else stands in · ○ left out
Everything its recipes use
The share of Tantanmen recipes naming each component, by kind, with the share of all ramen bowls as a tick.
Broth base
- Chicken62% · 17 · all 40%
- Soy milk48% · 13 · all 5%
- Seafood or dashi (kombu, bonito, niboshi)14% · 4 · all 20%
- Vegetable or mushroom7% · 2 · all 20%
- Beef3% · 1 · all 5%
- Instant noodle seasoning packet3% · 1 · all 17%
- Stock, kind not stated3% · 1 · all 5%
- Coconut milk3% · 1 · all 5%
Tare and seasoning
- Soy sauce (shoyu)100% · 27 · all 74%
- Sesame paste or tahiniusual77% · 21 · all 8%
- Chili bean paste (doubanjiang)59% · 16 · all 7%
- Miso55% · 15 · all 24%
- Vinegar37% · 10 · all 20%
- Tare made in the recipe22% · 6 · all 6%
- Gochujang7% · 2 · all 4%
- Mirin7% · 2 · all 22%
Aroma oil
- Chili oil (rayu)usual77% · 21 · all 15%
- Sesame oil55% · 15 · all 44%
- Black garlic oil (mayu)3% · 1 · all 1%
Noodles
- Ramen noodles, kind not stated66% · 18 · all 46%
- Fresh ramen noodles18% · 5 · all 8%
- Instant noodles11% · 3 · all 36%
- Dried ramen noodles7% · 2 · all 7%
- Other noodles (udon, soba, egg, rice, zoodles)3% · 1 · all 4%
Toppings
- Ground pork or other minced meatusual81% · 22 · all 11%
- Scallion or negi70% · 19 · all 66%
- Bok choy48% · 13 · all 15%
- Sesame seeds33% · 9 · all 28%
- Boiled or soft egg22% · 6 · all 44%
- Chili flakes or togarashi22% · 6 · all 17%
- Bean sprouts18% · 5 · all 10%
- Mushrooms (shiitake, enoki, shimeji)18% · 5 · all 28%
How it is served
- Served in soup51% · 14 · all 47%
- Served without soup11% · 3 · all 1%
- Tossed in a pan (stir-fried)7% · 2 · all 1%
What sets it apart
- Soy milk in 13 of 27 recipes (48%), against 5% of all ramen bowls: 9 times as common.
- Sesame paste or tahini in 21 of 27 recipes (77%), against 8% of all ramen bowls: 9 times as common.
- Chili bean paste (doubanjiang) in 16 of 27 recipes (59%), against 7% of all ramen bowls: 7 times as common.
- Ground pork or other minced meat in 22 of 27 recipes (81%), against 11% of all ramen bowls: 7 times as common.
- Chili oil (rayu) in 21 of 27 recipes (77%), against 15% of all ramen bowls: 5 times as common.
- Bok choy in 13 of 27 recipes (48%), against 15% of all ramen bowls: 3 times as common.
The 27 Tantanmen recipes
Each names the style in its title. Beside each, how much of the usual build it has.
- 《至極の一杯》本気の汁なし担々麺 · oceans-nadia.com · Japanese3 of 4 usual parts · no greens (spinach or bok choy)
- 10 Minutes Tantanmen Ramen · seonkyounglongest.com4 of 4 usual parts
- Black Sesame Tantanmen · okonomikitchen.com2 of 4 usual parts · no chili oil (rayu), ground pork or other minced meat
- Easy Tantanmen (Tan Tan Ramen) · sudachirecipes.com4 of 4 usual parts
- Hiyashi Tantanmen (Chilled Spicy Ramen) · sudachirecipes.com2 of 4 usual parts · no sesame paste or tahini, greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Japanese Tan Tan Ramen · mykitchenlittle.com3 of 4 usual parts · no greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Japanse Tan Tan ramen met gehakt, pindasaus, paksoi en champignons · 15gram.be · Dutch2 of 4 usual parts · no sesame paste or tahini, chili oil (rayu)
- Ramen façon tantanmen - tan tan ramen · ptitchef.com · French3 of 4 usual parts · no chili oil (rayu)
- Soupless Spicy Tan Tan Ramen (Shirunashi Tantanmen) · sudachirecipes.com2 of 4 usual parts · no sesame paste or tahini, greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Tan Tan (Tantanmen) Ramen Recipe · bonappeteach.com4 of 4 usual parts
- Tan tan men ramen · ichkoche.at · German2 of 4 usual parts · no sesame paste or tahini, greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Tan Tan Ramen (Tantanmen) · justonecookbook.com4 of 4 usual parts
- Tan tan ramen de pollo · annarecetasfaciles.com · Spanish1 of 4 usual parts · no chili oil (rayu), ground pork or other minced meat, greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Tan Tan Ramen Recipe · yummytummyaarthi.com3 of 4 usual parts · no greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Tantanmen – Ramen épicé au thermomix · cookomix.com · French3 of 4 usual parts · no chili oil (rayu)
- Tantanmen Ramen · kuechengoetter.de · German3 of 4 usual parts · no sesame paste or tahini
- Tantanmen Ramen · norecipes.com4 of 4 usual parts
- Tantanmen Ramen (Vegan) · gastroplant.com3 of 4 usual parts · no ground pork or other minced meat
- Tantanmen 坦々麺 · chopstickchronicles.com4 of 4 usual parts
- Tsuyunashi Tantanmen · norecipes.com3 of 4 usual parts · no greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Vegan Sesame Tantanmen (Homemade Ramen) · okonomikitchen.com2 of 4 usual parts · no ground pork or other minced meat, greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Vegan Tan Tan Men (Tan Tan Ramen) · pickledplum.com1 of 4 usual parts · no chili oil (rayu), ground pork or other minced meat, greens (spinach or bok choy)
- 担々麺 · park.ajinomoto.co.jp · Japanese3 of 4 usual parts · no sesame paste or tahini
- 担々麺の作り方が動画でわかる!豆乳なしでも濃厚な絶品レシピ · delishkitchen.tv · Japanese4 of 4 usual parts
- 濃厚「担々麺」☆簡単なのに本格的! · oceans-nadia.com · Japanese3 of 4 usual parts · no greens (spinach or bok choy)
- 練りごま不要!10分で完成♡担々麺 · kurashinista.jp · Japanese4 of 4 usual parts
- 食欲そそる旨辛風味!濃厚白ごま担々麺 · macaro-ni.jp · Japanese4 of 4 usual parts
Plain ramen bowls that look like it
2 recipes that name no style but whose components match Tantanmen more than any other style. They are not counted above.
- Ramensoep: winterse ramen met snelle bouillon vol specerijen - Culy · culy.nl · Dutch3 of 4 usual parts · no greens (spinach or bok choy)
- Snelle ramen · 24kitchen.nl · Dutch2 of 4 usual parts · no sesame paste or tahini, greens (spinach or bok choy)
Styles most like it
By what their recipes use more often than ramen bowls in general.