Noodle

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Drying Noodles in Seoul, South Korea
Drying Noodles in Seoul, South Korea

Noodles are thin strips of pasta. They are usually made from dough. It is the basic ingredient in Spaghetti, Linguine, Soba and Udon. Very often, the word noodle refers to the cooked ingredient.

The dough that is the base for the noodles can be made in different manners:

  • Egg noodles are made of eggs and wheat flour. Asian egg noodles, Italian-type pasta, or Reshteh are made of this.
  • Wheat noodles- Mee pok, Lamian, Ramen, Chanpon, and Yakisoba-type noodles
  • Rice noodles -
  • Glass noodles are made of Mung bean or potato starch
  • Buckweat noodles -Japanese Soba