Noodle 90267 226053518 2008-07-16T16:53:32Z 92.4.178.155 {{otheruses}} [[Image:Misua noodle making Taiwan.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Misua]] noodle making in [[Lukang]], [[Taiwan]]]] {{Refimprove|date=June 2008}} 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 language|German]] ''Nudel'' (noodle) and may be related to the [[Latin]] word ''nodus'' (knot). In [[English language|English]], noodle is a generic term for unleavened dough made from many different types of ingredients and includes a variety of shapes. The first written account of noodles is from the [[Han Dynasty|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 [[Proso millet|broomcorn millet]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4335160.stm "Oldest noodles unearthed in China"], [[BBC News]], [[12 October]] [[2005]].</ref> ==Types of noodles by primary ingredient== [[Image:Egg noodles.JPG|thumb|250px|Wide, uncooked egg noodles.]] ===Wheat=== *Chūka men (中華麺): [[Japanese language|Japanese]] for "Chinese noodles", used for [[ramen]], [[chanpon]] and [[yakisoba]] *[[Lamian]] (拉麵): hand pulled Chinese noodles *[[Mee pok]] (麪薄): flat, green [[Chinese noodles]], popular in Southeast Asia *[[Sōmen]] (そうめん): very thin Japanese wheat noodles *[[Udon]] (うどん): thick [[Japan]]ese wheat noodles ===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) ===Mung bean=== * [[Cellophane noodles]], also known as glass noodles, or [[Mung bean|bean]] vermicelli. ''fěnsī'' (粉絲) in Chinese, ''harusame''(春雨) in Japanese, ''soun or suun'' in Indonesian, ''wun sen'' (วุ้นเส้น) in Thai. ===Potato or canna starch=== * [[Cellophane noodles]] can also be made from [[potato|potato starch]] or [[Canna_%28plant%29#Agricultural_Cannas|canna starch]] or various starches of the same genre. ===Buckwheat=== *[[Naengmyeon]] (냉면): [[Korea]]n noodles made of buckwheat and sweet [[potato]] starch. Slightly more chewy than soba. *[[Soba]] (蕎麦): Japanese [[buckwheat]] noodles ===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. ==See also== {{wiktionary}} {{Portal|Food|Portal.svg}} *[[Phở]] *[[Chinese noodles]] *[[Cup noodles]] *[[Frozen noodles]] *[[Instant noodles]] *[[Japanese noodles]] *[[Korean noodles]] *[[Pancit|Philippine noodles (pancit)]] *[[Shirataki noodles]]: Japanese noodles with very [[low carbohydrate]]s == Notes == <references/> * [http://www.acornhut.com/ Acorn Hut Organic Acorn Noodles] [[Category:Pasta|*]] [[Category:Noodles|*]] [[Category:Staple foods]] [[cs:Nudle]] [[da:Nudler]] [[de:Nudel]] [[es:Fideo]] [[eo:Nudelo]] [[fr:Nouille]] [[zh-classical:麵]] [[ko:국수]] [[io:Nudelo]] [[id:Mi (makanan)]] [[it:Noodles]] [[he:אטריות]] [[sw:Tambi]] [[lt:Makaronai]] [[ms:Mi]] [[nl:Mie (voedsel)]] [[ja:麺]] [[no:Nudler]] [[pt:Macarrão]] [[qu:Fidiyu]] [[ru:Лапша]] [[simple:Noodle]] [[fi:Nuudeli]] [[sv:Nudel]] [[th:ก๋วยเตี๋ยว]] [[vi:Mỳ sợi]] [[zh-yue:麪]] [[zh:面条]]