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Review

Oyvind Naesheim, executive chef at Nobu Beijing, said he wants to use fermented black beans to add a twist to Beijing's beloved zha jiang mian, thick noodles topped with ground pork stir-fried in the salty, bitter and sweet soybean paste.

But any mention of the word fusion and he'll politely cut you off. He also resents requests for fried rice, uttering "fried rice" in his kitchen is practically forbidden, though he has appeased Jackie Chan's constant appeals for the ubiquitous dish with something called crispy roasted rice.