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Garlic noodles is a Vietnamese American dish that originated in San Francisco in the 1970s. It is commonly served along with roasted Dungeness crab, a combination that is considered a delicacy.

Origin
In 1970, Diana An, a wealthy woman from Vietnam, purchased an Italian deli in San Francisco's Sunset district. Due to the Vietnam War and the deteriorating Isituation for prosperous people in her home country, she decided to stay in San Francisco and focus on the restaurant. On July 31, 1971, she renamed the restaurant Thanh Long, offering only five Vietnamese dishes, including baked crab. In 1975, other members of the An family arrived in San Francisco, including Diana's daughter-in-law Helene An, who set about expanding the restaurant's menu, and eliminating the remaining Italian dishes. Helene An developed the recipe for garlic noodles around 1978.

Influence
Similar dishes include spaghetti aglio e olio in Italy and zhajiang mian in China.

As the years went by, the An family opened other restaurants featuring garlic noodles, including Crustacean in San Francisco and Shaken and Stirred in Santa Clara, California.