Recipes · Korean · Main Courses
Milmyeon (Cold Wheat Noodles)
One serving has 512 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (136%), thiamin (87%), niacin (73%), manganese (68%), folate (67%) and riboflavin (59%). Ready in 30 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (524 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: beef, celery, egg, gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 100 g Pasta, dry
- 300 g Beef broth
- 10 g Vinegar, white
- 8 g Sugar
- 5 g Cayenne pepper
- 40 g Cucumber, raw
- 30 g Asian pears, raw
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 2 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Chill the beef broth well, then stir in the vinegar, sugar, gochugaru and garlic to make a tangy, faintly spicy cold broth.
- Boil the noodles until tender, rinse thoroughly under cold water until completely cool, and drain well.
- Hard-boil the egg, cool, peel and halve.
- Slice the cucumber and pear into thin matchsticks.
- Place the noodles in a bowl, pour the icy broth around them, and top with the cucumber, pear and egg; sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve at once.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 512 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 92.2 g | |
| Water | 398 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.2 g | 21% |
| Protein | 21.2 g | 44% |
| Tryptophan | 0.24 g | |
| Threonine | 0.63 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.72 g | |
| Leucine | 1.3 g | |
| Lysine | 0.56 g | |
| Methionine | 0.26 g | |
| Cystine | 0.34 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.88 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.39 g | |
| Valine | 0.85 g | |
| Histidine | 0.4 g | |
| Fat | 6.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.8 g | |
| Saturated | 1.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 93 mg | |
| Calcium | 95.4 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.45 mg | 50% |
| Iron | 5.1 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 85.3 mg | 28% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 68% |
| Phosphorus | 324 mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 641 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 74.9 µg | 136% |
| Sodium | 1,161 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.1 mg | 27% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.96 mg | 87% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.65 mg | 59% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.2 mg | 73% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.42 mg | 32% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 267 µg | 67% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.43 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 105 mg | 25% |
| Vitamin A | 146 µg | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 7.3 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 20.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 1.9 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin K | 12.2 µg | 14% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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