Rice Noodles
Rice noodles are made with rice flour and water as the principal ingredients. Sometimes ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are added in order to improve the transparency or increase the gelatinous and chewy texture of the noodles.
AKA:
Bánh phở – Vietnam
Hé fěn, ho fun, kway teow, sen yai – thick rice noodles
Rice vermiceilli, mǐfěn, bee hoon or sen mee – thin rice noodles
Sevai – rice vermicelli from South India
Idiyappam – Indian rice noodle
Mixian or migan – Southwest China
Khanom chin – fermented rice noodle from Thailand
Rice Noodles
Thailand
Vietnam
China
Japan
Indonesia
Singapore
MalaysiaThe Poaceae Family
a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants known as grassesAKA: Gramineae
