Misua noodle making in Lukang, Taiwan

A noodle is made from unleavened dough that has been shaped into thin flat strips or round cylinders and cooked in a boiling liquid. Depending upon the type, noodles may be dried or refrigerated before cooking. The word noodle derives from the German Nudel (noodle) and may be related to the Latin word nodus (knot). In English, noodle is a generic term for unleavened dough made from many different types of ingredients and includes a variety of shapes. Look up noodle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Misua is a thin variety of egg wheat noodles. ... Lung-shan Temple Lukang(Chinese: ; pinyin: lùgǎng; Wade-Giles: lu-kang; POJ: Lo̍k-káng; lit. ... Dough Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by grinding with small amount of water. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The first written account of noodles is from the East Han Dynasty between AD 25 and 220. In October 2005, the oldest noodles yet discovered were found at the Lajia site (Qijia culture) along the Yellow River in Qinghai, China. The 4,000-year-old noodles appear to have been made from foxtail millet and broomcorn millet.^[1] Han Dynasty in 87 BC Capital Changan (206 BC–9 AD) Luoyang (25 AD–220 AD) Language(s) Chinese Religion Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion Government Monarchy History  - Establishment 206 BC  - Battle of Gaixia; Han rule of China begins 202 BC  - Interruption of Han rule 9 - 24  - Abdication... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... Lajia (喇家) village is an archaeological site located in Minhe County in northwest Chinas Qinghai province. ... The Qijia culture (齊家文化) (2400 BC - 1900 BC) was an early Bronze Age culture distributed around the upper Yellow River region of western Gansu and eastern Qinghai, China. ... For other Yellow Rivers, see Yellow River (disambiguation). ... Qinghai (Chinese: 青海; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-hai; Postal System Pinyin: Tsinghai; Tibetan: མཚོ་སྔོན་ mtsho-sngon; Mongolian: Köke Naγur; Manchu: Huhu Noor) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, named after the enormous Qinghai Lake. ... {toxri coxa ki zaki| color = lightgreen | name = Foxtail millet | image = Setaria italica0. ... Binomial name Panicum miliaceum L. Proso millet, also known as common millet, broom corn, hog millet or white millet, is a species of millet that has been cultivated for thousands of years in East Asia and Russia. ...

Types of noodles by primary ingredient

Wide, uncooked egg noodles.

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Egg

Egg noodles are usually made of a mixture of egg and flour For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ...

• Asian egg noodles (known as mie telor in Indonesian or ba mee (บะหมี่) in Thai) are common throughout China and Southeast Asia.
• Lochshen: wide egg noodles used in Eastern European Jewish cuisine
• Reshteh: Middle Eastern egg noodles
• Spätzle: Egg noodle generally associated with the southern German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria
• Tăiţei: Romanian egg noodles
• Tagliatelle: Italy Made either fresh with eggs or pasta-like with heavy grain.

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Wheat

• Chūka men (中華麺): Japanese for "Chinese noodles", used for ramen, chanpon and yakisoba
• Lamian (拉麵): hand pulled Chinese noodles
• Mee pok (麪薄): flat, yellow Chinese noodles, popular in Southeast Asia
• Sōmen (そうめん): very thin Japanese wheat noodles
• Udon (うどん): thick Japanese wheat noodles

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Rice

• Flat or Thick rice noodles, also known as héfěn or ho fun (河粉), kway teow or sen yai (เส้นใหญ่)
• Rice vermicelli: thin rice noodles, also known as mǐfěn (米粉) or bee hoon or sen mee (เส้นหมี่)

Rice vermicelli (Chinese: 米粉; pinyin: ; POJ: bí-hún; Hokkien: Bee hoon; Malay: Bihun; Cantonese: Mai fun; Filipino: Bihon or Bijon) are thin noodles made from rice, sometimes also known as rice noodles, rice sticks or glass noodles. ... Rice noodles are noodles made from rice. ...

Mung bean

• Cellophane noodles, also known as glass noodles, or bean vermicelli. fěnsī (粉絲) in Chinese, harusame(春雨) in Japanese, soun or suun in Indonesian, wun sen (วุ้นเส้น) in Thai.

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Potato or canna starch

• Cellophane noodles can also be made from potato starch or canna starch or various starches of the same genre.

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Buckwheat

• Naengmyeon: Korean noodles made of buckwheat and sweet potato starch. Slightly more chewy than soba.
• Soba (蕎麦): Japanese buckwheat noodles

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Acorn

• Acorn noodles, also known as dotori gooksoo (도토리국수), are made of acorn meal, wheat flour, wheat germ, and salt.

Types of noodle dishes

• Pasta is an Italian noodle dish.

• Basic noodles: These are cooked in water or broth, then drained. Other foods can be added (for example a pasta sauce ) or the noodles are added to other foods (see fried noodles or lasagna) or the noodles can be served plain with a dipping sauce or oil to be added at the table. In general, noodles are soft and absorb flavors.

• Chilled noodles: noodles are sometimes served in a salad. An example is the Thai glass noodle salad yam woon sen. In Japan, traditional Japanese noodles such as soba and somen are often served chilled with a dipping sauce. Some western dishes like pasta salads also call for cold noodles.

• Fried noodles: dishes made of noodles stir fried with various meats, seafood or vegetables. Typical examples include chow mein, lo mein, mee goreng, hokkien mee, some varieties of pancit, yakisoba and pad thai.

• Noodle soup: noodles served in broth. Examples are phở, beef noodle soup, ramen, laksa, saimin and batchoy, and chicken noodle soup.

Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... For other uses, see Sauce (disambiguation). ... Fried noodles are common throughout East and Southeast Asia. ... Lasagna in the crinkly American style. ... Fried noodles are common throughout East and Southeast Asia. ... Take-out chicken chow mein from an American Chinese restaurant Chow mein is a stir-fried dish in American Chinese cuisine, consisting of noodles, meat, and cabbage and other vegetables. ... Lo mein (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: lāo miàn) is a Chinese dish based on stir-fried wheat noodles. ... Mee goreng Mee goreng or Mi goreng (English: Fried Noodles, India-style) is a dish famous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. ... Hokkien mee refers to fried noodles cooked in Hokkien (Fujian) style. ... Pancit Palabok Pancit or Pansit is stir-fried noodle dish, common in the Philippines, though of Chinese origin. ... Yakisoba ), literally fried noodles, is a dish often sold at festivals in Japan. ... A closeup of Pad Thai Pad Thai (or Phad Thai, Thai: , IPA: , Thai style frying) is a dish of stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, fish sauce (Thai น้ำปลา), tamarind juice, red chilli pepper, plus any combination of bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, or tofu, garnished with crushed peanuts and coriander. ... Noodle soup refers to a variety of dishes with noodles served in stock and other ingredients. ... Typical beef phở (phở bò ) A chicken-based phở (phở gà) with basil leaves, hoisin sauce, and Sriracha hot sauce, before mixing. ... Beef noodle soup was created by the Hui people (a Chinese Muslim group) (回族) of the Tang Dynasty era of China, beef noodle soup (Chinese: ; pinyin: niúròu miàn; POJ: gû-bah mī) is composed of beef stew, vegetables and noodles. ... This article is about the traditional Japanese noodle soup. ... Sanskrit name Sanskrit: लक्ष Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Malaysia and Singapore. ... Saimin is a plantation era inspired delicacy unique to Hawaii. ... A bowl of La Paz batchoy. ...

Other uses

• As an adjective, the word "noodle" can be combined with a body part in order to emphasize the narrowness or literal noodle-like size of such body part, often in a mocking sense. For example, "This credenza desk is very heavy. You won't be able to pick it up with those noodle-arms."
• 'Noodling' is also a term for playing smooth fast guitar solos on the guitar.
• Also used as a verb, to ponder. Example, "I have been noodling that idea for some time."
• Also a noodle is a foam pool toy.

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See also

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• Reshteh: Middle Eastern fresh egg noodle
• Wai-Wai: Noodles popular in South Asia.

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Notes

1. ^ "Oldest noodles unearthed in China", BBC News, 12 October 2005.

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