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A noodle is food made from unleavened dough
Dough

This article is about a cooking ingredient. For the British sitcom episode, see Dough .Dough is a paste made out of any cereals or legume crops by mixing the flour with a small amount of water....
 that is cooked in a boiling liquid. Depending upon the type, noodles may be dried or refrigerated before cooking. The word noodle derives from the German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
 Nudel (noodle) and may be related to the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word nodus (knot). In American English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, noodle is a generic term for unleavened dough made from many different types of ingredients. Noodles exist in an abundance of shapes.

The first written account of noodles is from the East Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins....
 between AD 25 and 220.






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A noodle is food made from unleavened dough
Dough

This article is about a cooking ingredient. For the British sitcom episode, see Dough .Dough is a paste made out of any cereals or legume crops by mixing the flour with a small amount of water....
 that is cooked in a boiling liquid. Depending upon the type, noodles may be dried or refrigerated before cooking. The word noodle derives from the German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
 Nudel (noodle) and may be related to the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word nodus (knot). In American English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, noodle is a generic term for unleavened dough made from many different types of ingredients. Noodles exist in an abundance of shapes.

The first written account of noodles is from the East Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins....
 between AD 25 and 220. In October 2005, the oldest noodles yet discovered were found at the Lajia
Lajia

Lajia is an archaeology site located in Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Haidong Prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province. Lajia is associated with the Qijia culture and was discovered by archaeologists in 2000....
 site (Qijia culture
Qijia culture

The Qijia culture was an early Bronze Age culture distributed around the upper Yellow River region of western Gansu and eastern Qinghai, China....
) along the Yellow River
Yellow River

The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho is the second-longest river in China and the List of rivers by length in the world at 4,845 kilometers ....
 in Qinghai
Qinghai

is a provinces of China of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake. It borders Gansu on the northeast, the Xinjiang on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast, and Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest....
, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. The 4,000-year-old noodles appear to have been made from foxtail millet
Foxtail millet

Foxtail millet is the second most widely planted species of millet, and the most important in East Asia. It has the longest history of cultivation among the millets, having been grown in China since sometime in the 6th millennium BC....
 and broomcorn millet
Proso millet

Proso millet is also known as common millet, broom corn, hog millet or white millet. Both the wild ancestor and the location of domestication of proso millet are unknown, but it first appears as a crop in both South Caucasus and China about 7,000 years ago, suggesting that it may have been domesticated independently i...
..

Types of noodles by primary ingredient


Millet

  • Oldest known prehistoric noodles, from 2000 BC (see Chinese noodles
    Chinese noodles

    Chinese noodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There is a great variety of noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation....
    ).
  • Indian ragi noodles, made from finger millet
    Finger millet

    Finger millet , also known as African millet or Ragi), is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia....
     flour


Wheat

  • Chuka men: Japanese
    Japanese language

    IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
     for "Chinese noodles", used for ramen
    Ramen

    is a Japanese cuisine noodle dish that originated in China. It tends to be served in a meat-based broth, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and even corn....
    , chanpon and yakisoba
    Yakisoba

    , literally "fried noodles", is a dish often sold at festivals in Japan, but originates from China. The dish was derived by the Chinese from the traditional chow mein, but has been more heavily integrated into Japanese cuisine like ramen....
  • Lamian
    Lamian

    Lamian is a type of hand-made or hand-pulled Chinese noodle. It is also the name of the dishes that use these noodles....
    : hand pulled Kyrgyz and Chinese noodles. The Japanese
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
     variant of this noodle is called ramen
    Ramen

    is a Japanese cuisine noodle dish that originated in China. It tends to be served in a meat-based broth, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and even corn....
    .
  • Mee pok
    Mee pok

    Mee pok is a type of Chinese noodle that is flat and yellow, often varying in thickness and width. The dish is of Teochew origin and is eaten in Chaoshan , Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand....
    : flat, yellow Chinese noodles
    Chinese noodles

    Chinese noodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There is a great variety of noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation....
    , popular in Southeast Asia
  • Pasta
    Pasta

    Pasta is a generic term for Italian cuisine variants of noodles, food made from a dough of flour, water and/or Egg , that is Boiling. The word can also denote dishes in which pasta products are the primary ingredient, served with sauce or seasonings....
    : approximately 350 variants of Italian
  • Somen
    Somen

    are very thin, white Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. The noodles are usually served cold and are less than 1.3 mm in diameter. The distinction between somen and the next thicker wheat noodles hiyamugi and even thicker Japanese wheat noodles udon is that somen is stretched while hiyamugi and udon are cut....
    : very thin Japanese wheat noodles
  • Spätzle
    Spätzle

    Sp?tzle , are a type of egg noodles and small dumplings found in the German cuisine and regions of neighboring Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary called csipetke, nokedli, galuska, , in France , and in the Province of Bolzano-Bozen....
    : a Swabian
    Swabia

    Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia is both a historic and linguistics region in Germany. Swabia consists of much of the present-day state of Baden-W?rttemberg , as well as the Bavarian Swabia ....
     type of noodle made of wheat and eggs
  • Udon
    Udon

    is a type of thick wheat-flour noodle popular in Japanese cuisine.Udon is usually served hot as noodle soup in a mildly flavoured broth, in its simplest form as kake udon, served in kakejiru made of dashi, soy sauce , and mirin....
    : thick Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    ese wheat noodles


Rice

  • Flat or Thick rice noodles, also known as héfen or ho fun, kway teow or sen yai (????????)
  • Rice vermicelli
    Rice vermicelli

    Rice vermicelli are thin Chinese noodles made from rice, sometimes also known as rice noodles or rice sticks. They should not be confused with cellophane noodles, which is another type of vermicelli....
    : thin rice noodles
    Rice noodles

    Rice noodles are noodles that are made from rice. Their principal ingredients are rice flour and water. However, sometimes other ingredients such as tapioca or cornstarch are also added in order to improve the transparency or increase the gelatinous and chewy texture of the noodles....
    , also known as mifen or bee hoon or sen mee (????????)


Mung bean

  • Cellophane noodles
    Cellophane noodles

    Cellophane noodles are a type of transparent Asian noodle made from starch , and water.They are generally sold in dried form, boiled to reconstitute, then used in soups, stir fried dishes, or spring rolls....
    , also known as glass noodles, sweet potato Vermicelli or bean
    Mung bean

    ||-||}Mung bean, also known as green bean, mung, moong, mash bean, munggo or monggo, green gram, golden gram, and green soy, is the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to India and Pakistan....
     vermicelli. fensi in Chinese, harusame(??) in Japanese, soun or suun in Indonesian, wun sen (????????) in Thai.
  • The principal ingredient of the Korean recipe Jap Chae


Potato or canna starch

  • Cellophane noodles
    Cellophane noodles

    Cellophane noodles are a type of transparent Asian noodle made from starch , and water.They are generally sold in dried form, boiled to reconstitute, then used in soups, stir fried dishes, or spring rolls....
     can also be made from potato starch
    Potato

    The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family. The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well....
     or canna starch or various starches of the same genre.
  • Gnocchi
    Gnocchi

    Gnocchi is the Italian name for a variety of thick, soft noodle or dumpling. They may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, potato, bread crumbs, or similar ingredients....
    , small Italian dumplings.
  • Halušky
    Halušky

    Halu?ky in Slovak language are a traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings cooked in the Eastern European cuisines .They are irregular in shape....
    , small Slovak
    Slovak cuisine

    Slovak cuisine varies slightly from region to region. It was influenced by the traditional cuisines of its neighbours and influenced these as well....
     dumplings made of grated potatoes and wheat flour (and sometimes egg), usually made with sheep's cheese, sauer cabbage, or tvaroh (cottage cheese/curd), and fried bacon.


Buckwheat

  • Makguksu
    Makguksu

    Makguksu is a Korean buckwheat noodle dish served in a chilled broth. It is a local specialty of the Gangwon-do province of South Korea, and its capital city, Chuncheon....
    , local specialty of Gangwon Province
    Gangwon-do (South Korea)

    Gangwon-do is a Administrative divisions of South Korea of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwon-do formed a single province....
     in South Korea
  • Naengmyeon
    Naengmyeon

    Naengmyeon , literally "cold noodles," is a Korean cuisine. Originally a wintertime delicacy in the northern part of Korea which is now North Korea, it has become extremely popular throughout Korea during the summer....
    : Korea
    Korea

    Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
    n noodles made of buckwheat and sweet potato
    Potato

    The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family. The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well....
     starch. Slightly more chewy than soba.
  • Soba
    Soba

    File:Preparing Soba 06 cutting.jpg is a type of thin Japanese cuisine noodle made from buckwheat flour. It is served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup....
    : Japanese buckwheat
    Buckwheat

    Buckwheat refers to plants in two genera of the dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, and the North American genus Eriogonum....
     noodles
  • Pizzoccheri
    Pizzoccheri

    Pizzoccheri are a type of tagliatelle, a flat ribbon pasta, made with buckwheat flour. When classically prepared in Valtellina or in Graub?nden, they are cooked along with greens , and cubed potatoes....
    : Italian buckwheat noodles from Valtellina, usually served with a melted cheese sauce.


Acorn

  • Acorn noodles, also known as dotori guksu in Korean, are made of acorn meal, wheat flour, wheat germ and salt.


Types of noodle dishes

  • Basic noodles: These are cooked in water or broth, then drained. Other foods can be added (for example a pasta
    Pasta

    Pasta is a generic term for Italian cuisine variants of noodles, food made from a dough of flour, water and/or Egg , that is Boiling. The word can also denote dishes in which pasta products are the primary ingredient, served with sauce or seasonings....
     sauce
    Sauce

    In cooking, a sauce is liquid or sometimes semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods. Sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to another dish....
    ) or the noodles are added to other foods (see fried noodles
    Fried noodles

    Fried noodles are common throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. Many varieties, cooking styles, and ingredients exist....
     or lasagna
    Lasagna

    Lasagna is both a form of pasta in sheets and also a dish, sometimes named lasagne al forno made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese, and often rag? or tomato sauce....
    ) 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
  • Fried noodles
    Fried noodles

    Fried noodles are common throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. Many varieties, cooking styles, and ingredients exist....
    : dishes made of noodles stir fried with various meats, seafood or vegetables. Typical examples include chow mein
    Chow mein

    Chow mein is a generic Chinese language term for a dish of stir frying noodles, of which there are many varieties. The term chow mein is derived from the Taishan dialect of Chinese ....
    , lo mein
    Lo mein

    Lo mein is a Chinese cuisine with noodles. It often contains vegetables and some type of meat or seafood, usually beef, chicken, pork, shrimp or wontons....
    , mee goreng
    Mee Goreng

    File:Mi goreng.JPGMee goreng is a dish famous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is made with thin yellow noodles fried with onion, fried tofu, chili, vegetables, tomatoes, and egg ....
    , hokkien mee
    Hokkien mee

    Hokkien mee refers to chow mein cooked in Fujian cuisine. Hokkien mee is served in many Southeast Asian countries and was brought there by immigration from Fujian Province in southeastern China....
    , some varieties of pancit
    Pancit

    Pancit or '"Pansit"' is a stir-fried noodle dish common in the Philippines of Chinese cuisine origin. This food is second in popularity to rice in the country, and is similar to yakisoba and yakiudon, Japanese-style stir-fried noodles....
    , yakisoba
    Yakisoba

    , literally "fried noodles", is a dish often sold at festivals in Japan, but originates from China. The dish was derived by the Chinese from the traditional chow mein, but has been more heavily integrated into Japanese cuisine like ramen....
     and pad thai
    Pad Thai

    Pad Thai is a dish of stir-fried rice noodles with egg , fish sauce , tamarind juice, red chilli pepper, plus any combination of bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, or tofu, garnished with...
    .
  • Noodle soup
    Noodle soup

    Noodle soup refers to a variety of soups with noodles and other ingredients served in a light broth. Noodle soup is an East and Southeast Asian staple....
    : noodles served in broth. Examples are ph?
    Ph?

    Ph? is a traditional Vietnamese cuisine thinly sliced meat and rice-noodle soup dish....
    , beef noodle soup
    Beef noodle soup

    Beef noodle soup is a Chinese cuisine noodle soup made of stewed beef, beef broth, vegetables and Chinese noodles. It exists in various forms throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia....
    , ramen
    Ramen

    is a Japanese cuisine noodle dish that originated in China. It tends to be served in a meat-based broth, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and even corn....
    , laksa
    Laksa

    Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from Peranakan culture also known as Baba and Nyonya, which is a merger of Chinese Cuisine and Cuisine of Malaysia elements found in Malaysia and Singapore....
    , saimin
    Saimin

    Saimin is a noodle soup dish developed in and unique to Hawaii. Inspired by Cuisine of Japan udon, Chinese cuisine mein, and Cuisine of the Philippines pancit, saimin was developed during Hawaii's Territory of Hawaii....
     and batchoy
    Batchoy

    Batchoy is a noodle soup which originated in the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines. As with most noodle dishes in the Philippines, batchoy may have been first concocted by Chinese people immigrants....
    , and chicken noodle soup.


See also

  • Ph?
    Ph?

    Ph? is a traditional Vietnamese cuisine thinly sliced meat and rice-noodle soup dish....
  • Chinese noodles
    Chinese noodles

    Chinese noodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There is a great variety of noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation....
  • Cup noodles
    Cup noodles

    Cup Noodles is a brand of instant ramen noodle snack manufactured by Nissin Foods, packaged in an Polystyrene#Extruded_polystyrene_foam or hard plastic cup....
  • Frozen noodles
    Frozen noodles

    Frozen noodles and chilled noodles are types of instantly prepared Asian noodles that are sold frozen or chilled. These products differ from prepackaged dehydrated noodles in a number of ways, both in flavor, texture and in that they normally come pre-prepared with ingredients in addition to the noodles, such as vegetables, meat, an...
  • Instant noodles
    Instant noodles

    Instant noodles are dried or precooked noodles fused with oil, and often sold with a packet of flavoring. Dried noodles are usually eaten after being cooked or soaked in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes, while precooked noodles can be reheated, or eaten straight from the packet....
  • Japanese noodles
    Japanese noodles

    Noodles are a popular item in Japanese cuisine. Varieties include:*Ramen - thin, wheat-based noodles with soda water. The dough is set to rise before being pulled....
  • Korean noodles
    Korean noodles

    Korean cuisine includes many types of noodles. These include:...
  • Philippine noodles (pancit)
    Pancit

    Pancit or '"Pansit"' is a stir-fried noodle dish common in the Philippines of Chinese cuisine origin. This food is second in popularity to rice in the country, and is similar to yakisoba and yakiudon, Japanese-style stir-fried noodles....
     
  • Shirataki noodles
    Shirataki noodles

    are very low carbohydrate, low calorie, thin, translucent, gelatinous traditional Japanese noodles made from the konjac plant. The word "shirataki" means "white waterfall", describing the appearance of these noodles....
    : Japanese noodles with very low carbohydrates