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Types and Origin of Noodles
Noodles
play a
prominent role
in many Chinese and Asian cuisines.
Spaghetti, the Italian version of
noodle is almost a universal favorite.
Apart from rice
being the staple food, noodles
and its derivatives, like rice vermicelli, soba, are also
indispensable
substitutes. These noodle dishes are sold anywhere and everywhere, in
streets and in restaurants
of China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand,
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Korea.
The origin of noodle has since been marred
by the mists of time. Most
people automatically
associate the Chinese
as the inventors of noodles
The Italians claim
they were the
creators,
despite the common beliefs that noodle was introduced by
Marco Polo from
China to Italy. The Arabs, Japanese, Koreans, French and Germans too have joined
the claim!
Chinese researchers
may have finally
settled
the riddle
in early 2005. They unearthed
a 4000-year-old
millet-noodle at the upper Yellow River
in China.
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Photo :
Reuters:
The origin of noodle :
4 000 year-old millet-made noodle in China |
The millet is a type of grass
cultivated
in China
for more than 7000 years. It is still one of the
staple diets in certain arid regions of north China.
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There are many varieties of noodles which
vary
according to the region of production, ingredients used, shapes and
sizes, texture, hardness,
the preparation process and many other
factors.
Types of noodles:
Wheat noodles
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Chinese won-ton
wheat type noodle |
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Spaghetti
and pasta
from wheat |
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Shanghai
noodle from
wheat
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Instant
wheat noodle
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spinach noodle |
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This noodle is basically wheat
noodle but with spinach as an extra. It thus has an added health
advantage and a color of its own.
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Air drying of misua |
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Misua is a very fine
(1 mm diameter) and
long wheat vermicelli.
It is salted for storage purposes. Served on birthday as
symbolic
of longevity |
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Rice noodles |
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Flat rice vermicelli
made from rice |
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Beehoon or round rice vermicelli
made from rice |
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Buckwheat noodle
(eg Japanese soba) |
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Potato noodle
(eg cellophane noodle) |
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Apart from rice being the staple
food for most Asians, noodles
are indispensable substitutes.
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