ItalianThe Lotus and the Artichoke

Ingredients

• 9 oz (250 g) spaghetti or 9 oz (250 g) quick-cooking noodles or 2 packages (ea. 7 oz / 200 g) somen or ramen noodles or 14 oz (400 g) Somen noodles
• 1 Tbs sesame oil or olive oil
• 1 spring onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic crushed or minced
• 2 Tbs olive oil or vegetable oil
• 3 Tbs tomato paste
• 1 Tbs shoyu (soy sauce)
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 Tbs raw sugar
• 1 tsp sea salt more as needed
• 1/4 tsp black pepper ground
• 1/4 tsp paprika ground
• 1/4 tsp gochugaru (Korean ground red chili)
• 1/8 tsp turmeric ground
• 3 Tbs water more as needed