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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 maybe dried or refrigerated before cooking. The word noodle derives from the German ''Nudel'' (noodle) and maybe 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. While similar, Pasta refers specifically to the Italian products such as Spaghetti , Penne , or Fettuccine that contain Semolina flour.

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TYPES OF NOODLES BY PRIMARY INGREDIENT



Egg

Egg noodles are usually made of a mixture of egg and wheat Flour .
  • Asian egg noodles, also known as ''ba mee'' (บะหมี่) in Thai , are common throughout China and Southeast Asia .

  • an Jewish Cuisine

  • Pasta : Italian can add eggs to the semolina wheat flour

  • ern egg noodles

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Wheat

  • Chuka men (中華麺): Japanese for "Chinese noodles", used for Ramen , Chanpon and Yakisoba

  • Lamian (拉麵): hand pulled Chinese noodles

  • , popular in Southeast Asia

  • Somen (そうめん): very thin Japanese wheat noodles

  • ese wheat noodles



Rice

  • Flat rice noodles, also known as ''héfěn'' or ''ho fun'' (河粉), ''kway teow'' or ''sen yai'' (เส้นใหญ่)

  • Mai Fun in Chinese cuisine, lightly fried and added to Chicken Salad , etc.

  • , also known as ''mǐfěn'' or ''bee hoon'' (米粉) or ''sen mee'' (เส้นหมี่)



Mung bean

  • Cellophane Noodles , also known as glass noodles, or Bean vermicelli. ''fěnsī'' (粉絲) in Chinese, ''harusame''(春雨) in Japanese, ''wun sen'' (วุ้นเส้น) in Thai.



Potato or canna starch



Buckwheat

  • n noodles made of buckwheat and sweet Potato starch. Slightly chewier than soba.

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TYPES OF NOODLE DISHES


  • 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, but these are cooked, and then allowed to sit or are chilled before serving.





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