{"id":110852,"date":"2026-07-31T11:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/?p=110852"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:25:12","slug":"watermelon-cold-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/watermelon-cold-noodles\/","title":{"rendered":"Watermelon Cold Noodles Recipe by James Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"110852\" class=\"elementor elementor-110852\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ba5086 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32ba5086\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a49523 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54a49523\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc033a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bc033a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watermelon Cold Noodles Recipe by James Park<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f76ec0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f76ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We teamed up\u00a0for something we didn&#8217;t see coming: Korean cold noodles, served inside a watermelon.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cdb813 elementor-align-justify elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77cdb813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/fresh_produce\/fru\/sc\/mln\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop peak-season melons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/watermelon-cold-noodles-a-683x1024-jpg.webp 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/watermelon-cold-noodles-a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-110926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/watermelon-cold-noodles-a.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/watermelon-cold-noodles-a-173x260.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/watermelon-cold-noodles-a-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553d499 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"553d499\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68f322 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e68f322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c55b90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c55b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: circular-bold; font-size: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">A meal for when it&#8217;s too hot to cook\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;Growing up in Korea, Korean cold noodles were my favorite way to cool down during the hottest summer days. So I thought, why not serve them inside my favorite summer fruit: watermelon? The result was INCREDIBLE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The natural sweetness of the watermelon pairs perfectly with the tangy, savory broth, and every cold, slurpable bite feels like drinking A.C.\u00a0 Once you try this, you&#8217;ll never want to eat watermelon plain again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: circular-medium; text-align: right;\">\u2014James<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5176c3c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5176c3c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f67b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57f67b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a63f308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a63f308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5852bf5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5852bf5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ae12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28ae12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/fresh_produce\/fru\/sc\/mln\/p\/fru_wtrmln_bbysdls\">baby seedless watermelon<\/a> <em><span style=\"font-family: circular-light;\">(3\u20134 pounds)<\/span><\/em><br \/>3 tablespoons soy sauce<br \/>2 tablespoons white wine vinegar<br \/>2 tablespoons gochujang<br \/>1 tablespoon Aleppo pepper flakes (or gochugaru)<br \/>1 tablespoons sugar<br \/>1 teaspoon kosher salt<br \/>8 ounces dried noodles<em><span style=\"font-family: circular-light;\">\u2014James used angel hair, but somyeon or naengmyeon work too.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: circular-book;\"><em>To finish:<\/em><\/span><br \/>Ice, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, boiled egg, sesame seeds, and your favorite toppings<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4483b136 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4483b136\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7bc8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7bc8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>What To Do:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><div class=\"direction-step-gallery columns-2\" data-grid-columns=\"2\"><ul class=\"direction-step-gallery-grid\" data-gallery-masonry-grid=\"false\"><li class=\"direction-step-gallery-item\"><p spellcheck=\"false\">Slice the watermelon in half. Scoop out the insides and transfer flesh to a blender. Blend until smooth\u2014strain for a less pulpy texture. You should have about 3 cups of juice. You can save the rinds and use them as bowls to serve this meal.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"direction-step-gallery-item\"><p spellcheck=\"false\">Transfer juice to a bowl. Whisk in the soy sauce, vinegar, gochujang, pepper flakes, sugar, and salt. Chill until ice cold.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"direction-step-gallery-item\"><p spellcheck=\"false\">Cook the noodles, then rinse under cold water until chilled. Divide noodles between two bowls (or watermelon halves). Pour over the chilled broth. 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Trained at the International Culinary Center, he has worked with brands including The Kitchn, Eater, Food52, and BuzzFeed. He shares his love of Korean cuisine and culture through approachable, flavor-forward recipes. 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