The noodles are cut out or extruded pasta Products in the shape of fine ribbon of Pâte. They are manufactured using flour of durum wheat or common wheat.

The term derives from Latin nodus via German nudel .

The noodles constitute one of principal basic food in Asia, in particular those instantaneous containing kansui often aromatized. Generally composed of a paste of Corn or Rice, they sometimes are still stretched with the hand in China, as certain bakers still knead the bread dough.

In October 2005, scientists of the Academy of Science of Beijing discovered on banks of the Yellow Fleuve ( Hoang He ), in the North-West of the China, the oldest noodles of the world, old women 4.000 year old. These noodles had been made containing millet.

The noodles were imported in Italy, where they are known under the name of Spaghetti S. Of other kinds of food containing corn paste, known in Europe under Italian names, are originating in China. Such as for example the Jiaozi , which are at the origin of the Ravioli S, then Raviole S in France.

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Simple: Noodle Zh-classical: 麵 Zh-yue: 麪

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