How to make spicy sesame and chilli oil noodles

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I interviewed Stephanie and Mike Le about their new book, That Noodle Life, the first thing I wanted to know was this: what is it about noodles? That is, why are noodles what they, I and so many other people want to eat all the time?

Stephanie didn’t miss a beat: “I know this isn’t going to sound right, but I think they just feel good in your mouth. There’s something about the physicality of eating noodles that’s really appealing.”