Whats the name of the noodles used in asian cuisine?!


Question: Whats the name of the noodles used in asian cuisine!?
ITs not the same as noodles for spaghetti!. Where do i buy it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
So many noodles and so many types of Asian cuisine!.

So just a few: Soba noodles are typically used in Japanese dishes!. They have a thicker, heartier taste and the best nutritional profile as they are whole grain!. These are also easy to find in any Asian aisle!.

Lo mein noodles are standard Chinese fair and can be found in every grocery store!. These are likely what you are looking for!.

Rice noodles: Thai and Malaysian!. Wei Fun,Mai Fun, Chow fun are nice fat thick floppy noodles and you will need to go to a Asian grocery to find them!. Korean grocery stores in my area have them fresh in the refridgerated section!. There are also thin rice noodles which are typically found in natural foods sections where they keep gluten free items!. Super thin rice noodles are typically packaged as rice sticks and are used as a bedding for an entree or topping for a salad rather than standalone pasta!.

Sorry for the rambles!. Hope it helps!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Just as with Italian pasta, there are hundreds of varieties of Asian noodles!.

There's ramen, soba and udon from Japan!. There's rice stick from Thailand (made from rice, not wheat) there's mien from China - and there's different varieties depending on the region of China you're talking about!. And that's just the tip of the iceberg!.

You can find ramen, udon and some Chinese noodles in your larger American grocery store, over near the Tofu in the produce section!. These are fresh noodles, not dried (like spaghetti) so they don't need to be boiled as long!. In fact, you can usually just add them directly to the soup without pre-cooking them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There is a noodle that I really enjoy when I go out for Chinese food and will even occassionally buy when I stop by the Asian food mart - the noodle is a very very thin and almost a faint white near clear in contrast - you could even compare it to looking about the same thickness as the plastic tags many stores use to hold the prices and brand cards to clothing!.

These noodles that I am referring to are rice noodles or even sometimes get called glass noodles because of their appearance (though no not made of glass lol)!. To eat them plain there is almost no taste but when cooked with other foods or seasoned they carry the flavors very well!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Depends what type of noodles you're talking about!. There is soba, somen, ramen, udon etc!. But normally you can find them at your local Asian grocery store!. Or sometimes you can find it in the international section of H-E-B!. (Or at another grocery store perhaps!?)

I hope that helps!Www@FoodAQ@Com

There's the little thin ones for raman or ichiban!. But maybe you mean egg noodles, sometimes these are kept dry & crunchy and then put into a salad!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There's plenty! To name a couple there's Udon and Hokkein(I think that's how you spell it!)!. You can get them at the supermarket, generally!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Head for your nearest oriental store and you will find lots of noodles!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

"mein" is the Chinese work for noodles, they can be made of egg or rice or mung beansWww@FoodAQ@Com





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