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The title of this recipe may be a bit of a mouthful, but it makes sense because the noodles themselves are a bit of a mouthful too. The best word to describe these coconut green tea curry noodles is ‘slurpy’. It’s not quite a soup, but it’s not a thick curry either – there’s just the right amount of the creamy sauce for you to slurp your way through the whole dish. And somehow, slurping your noodles (not a euphemism) is unbelievably satisfying.
This somewhat unusual recipe was inspired by Twinings‘ two new ranges of tea – the Twinings Freshly Picked Taste range of herbal teas (including garden mint, camomile and fennel, and root ginger), and the Twinings Steamed Green Tea range. I’m not a huge tea drinker (unlike my husband, who…
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