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Desperate, she retreated to her grandmother’s cabin in the Yan Mountains, north of Beijing. The land was barren in winter. The only green thing growing was a scraggly, ancient juniper tree, its berries dusted with frost. Out of boredom and despair, she boiled the berries. Then she ground them with sprouted barley. Then she fermented the paste.

Juniper Ren Noodle is, perhaps unintentionally, the first . juniper ren noodle

: Whisk the sauce until smooth (add 1–2 tbsp water if needed). Sauté shrimp and bell peppers in sesame oil. Toss the cooked noodles and shrimp into the sauce until well-coated. Desperate, she retreated to her grandmother’s cabin in

In a culinary world obsessed with heat (spicy Dan Dan, flaming ramen) and richness (butter-basted steaks, cheese pulls), Juniper Ren Noodle offers something radical: Out of boredom and despair, she boiled the berries

I wasn’t full. I wasn’t comforted. I was awake .