Made from unleavened dough which is rolled flat and cut, stretched or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles can be refrigerated for short-term storage or dried and stored for future use.
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Wheat Noodles
Bakmi – Indonesian Chinese yellow wheat noodles with egg and meat, usually pork. Chūka men – Japanese noodles used for ramen, champon, and yakisoba Kesme – flat, yellow or reddish brown Central Asian wheat noodles Kalguksu – Korean noodles Lamian – Chinese noodles Mee pok – flat, yellow Chinese noodles, common in Southeast Asia Pasta – Italian noodles typically made from durum wheat Reshte – flat noodles, almost white noodle from Persian and Afghani cuisine Sōmen – thin Japanese wheat noodles Thukpa – flat Tibetan noodles Udon – thick Japanese wheat noodles Kishimen – flat variety of Japanese wheat noodles
Buckwheat Noodles
Makguksu – local specialty of Gangwon Province in South Korea Memil naengmyeon – Korean noodles made of buckwheat, slightly more chewy than soba Soba – Japanese buckwheat noodles Pizzoccheri – Italian buckwheat tagliatelle from Valtellina