Can you substitute pickled plum for szechwan pickles?!
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No, Sichuan pickles and pickled plums are not interchangeable at all.
This is what you're trying to make: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_dan_noo…
There are quite a few variations of Chinese "dan dan mian" or "dan dan noodles" available and Sichuan pickles aren't used in all recipes. Since your recipe used Sichuan pickles, I'd guess that you probably got a quite authentic Chinese recipe on hand. If your recipe looked something similar to this (this one used a different pickled vegetable and minced meat), then you don't need to worry about pickled vegetables or minced pork/beef; there are "skeletonized" versions of dan dan mian that used all ingredients listed except the pickled vegetable and minced meat. http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/…
This is one of the skeletonized versions: http://www.allearsnet.com/din/rec_dan.ht…
Pictures:
Authentic Chinese version: http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/wp-cont…
Chinese variation 1: http://www.noodledishnation.com/wp-conte…
Chinese variation 2: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2979…
Chinese variation 3: http://www.foodnut.com/i/Crystal-Jade-La…
Japanese version 1: http://www.intertrend.com/tidbits/images…
Japanese version 2: http://brog.engrish.com/wp-content/uploa…
Japanese version 3: http://honolulu.metromix.com/content_ima…
Confusing eh? If you searched for recipes, you'll be more confused because pretty much none of them looked the same. Personally, I like those simple, low liquid content, skeletonized Chinese versions better.
