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prep
noodles separated, sauce mixed, everything at the stove
fresh noodles gently separated (30 seconds of microwave softens the block); dried ones soaked per the package to pliable-not-soft — and the sauce (kecap manis + soy + oyster + vinegar + sugar) stirred and staged, because from the first sizzle to the plate is four minutes with no pauses in it