problematic recipes (but I like peanuts)

I seem to be on some sort of noodle kick and a couple days ago I made a noodle dish with peanut sauce. Originally, I was trying to find a recipe for this mystery herb that I bought. At first, I thought it was Thai basil, but I'm not so sure anymore. The edges of the leaves are more rounded and their undersides are sort of purple. I'll take a picture later.

Anyhow, I ended up thinking about peanuts, so I did a recipe search and ended up with this recipe for "Peanut Noodles Recipe: Chinese Pasta." Oh, Americanization. This is how we end up with things at Ranch 99 being labelled "mushroom tamale." Maybe the dish really is Chinese, but not a Chinese that I'm familiar with...

I cooked it up and it was very fast and, as with the garlic noodles, I also added in some fried tofu (Is it still healthy if it's fried? Do I actually care if it's healthy?) and some chopped salted peanuts. It tasted the best the first day. The peanut flavor was still prominent and the chili had kick. On day two, both of those things lessened. I think I would in the future put less scallions and maybe add some lime and basil. What can I say? I was hungry and not into doing extensive research for "authentic" recipes.* Next time though...

*Anthropological and sociological training leads me to question the existence of authenticity. Don't get me started... but some things, like Chinese "mushroom tamales" and "ravioli" at Afghan restaurants are puzzling and amusing... we can only use the language that we have been given, but sometimes it's inadequate.