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    Good Food

    Slurping our way through Los Angeles

    Monsoon season and hot summers make cold noodles a tradition in Asian cuisine.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jul 2, 2021 • 9m Listen

    Monsoon season and hot summers make cold noodles a tradition in Asian cuisine. Assistant Editor of Eater LA Cathy Chaplin sampled cold noodles around LA for her recommendations, which include the hand-pulled zara udon dipped in dashi broth at Marugame Monzo, Vietnamese banh hoi at Golden Deli, and mung bean jelly noodles at Chengdu Taste.

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    Smorgasburg returns, cold noodles, Micheladas, ice cream
    1. 0:00Parking once for a taco crawl and more at the reopened Smorgasburg
    2. 14:50Slurping our way through Los AngelesYou’re reading this
    3. 24:07How squeezing limes and sun exposure can lead to a nasty case of Margarita dermatitis
    4. 30:02Micheladas: Giving us life this summer
    5. 40:51Perfecting a summer gin and tonic
    6. 48:11Chasing down the ice cream truck over the years
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & DrinkLos AngelesCalifornia

    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Smorgasburg returns, cold noodles, Micheladas, ice cream
    1. 0:00Parking once for a taco crawl and more at the reopened Smorgasburg
    2. 14:50Slurping our way through Los AngelesYou’re reading this
    3. 24:07How squeezing limes and sun exposure can lead to a nasty case of Margarita dermatitis
    4. 30:02Micheladas: Giving us life this summer
    5. 40:51Perfecting a summer gin and tonic
    6. 48:11Chasing down the ice cream truck over the years
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