Eden Noodles is a Sichuan dan dan noodle restaurant on Khyber Pass Road in Newmarket, Auckland, holding a 4.3 rating from 374 Google reviews. Dan dan noodles live or die on balance: the numbing tingle of Sichuan pepper should sit evenly against sesame paste, soy, chilli oil and a topping of savoury minced pork, all clinging to a small bowl of springy wheat noodles. Better noodle houses cook to order, so the noodles stay firm rather than swelling in the sauce, and most will temper the chilli if you ask — sensible the first time, since authentic málà builds as you eat. These places are usually small, quick and casual, at their best at lunch when the turnover is fastest. On a strip of Khyber Pass Road packed with fast, cheap eating, Eden Noodles gives Newmarket a dedicated Sichuan option; its website is edennoodles.nz.