List of noodle dishes explained

This is a list of notable noodle dishes. Noodles are a type of staple food^[1] made from some type of unleavened dough which is rolled flat and cut into one of a variety of shapes. While long, thin strips may be the most common, many varieties of noodles are cut into waves, helices, tubes, strings, or shells, or folded over, or cut into other shapes. Noodles are usually cooked in boiling water, sometimes with cooking oil or salt added. They are often pan-fried or deep-fried. Noodles are often served with an accompanying sauce or in a soup.

Noodle dishes

• Ash reshteh – A type of aush (Iranian thick soup) featuring reshteh (thin noodles) and kashk (a dairy product, made from cooked or dried yogurt), commonly made in Iran and Azerbaijan.
• Beshbarmak – A dish from Central Asian cuisine, usually made from finely chopped boiled meat with noodles and often served with chyk, an onion sauce.
• Fried noodles – A common dish throughout East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia, many varieties, cooking styles, and ingredients exist.
• Guthuk – A noodle soup in Tibetan cuisine.
• Instant noodles, or instant ramen, are noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with either a flavoring powder, a packet of sauce, and/or seasoning oil; the flavoring is usually in a separate packet, although in the case of cup noodles, the flavoring is often loose in the cup.
• Jajangmyeon – A Chinese-style Korean noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang, diced pork, and vegetables; variants of the dish use seafood, or other meats.
• Kesme – A type of egg noodle found in various Turkic countries, Iran and Afghanistan, also found in Turkish cuisine and is called erişte and kesme in modern standard Turkish; the word itself is a nominalisation of the verb to cut or to slice, referring to the slicing of the dough involved in preparing the noodles.
• Khow suey – A noodle soup made of egg noodles and curried beef or chicken with coconut milk, served with a variety of contrasting condiments. Khow suey, aka ohn no khao swè, originated in Burma, came to East India with Indians who migrated from Burma during World War II.
• Kugel - A casserole in Jewish cuisine made of lokshen.
• Laping – A spicy cold mung bean noodle dish in Tibetan cuisine, a street food also popular in some parts of Nepal.
• Laghman – A Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.
• Maggi goreng – A variation of Mamak-style mee goreng, using Maggi brand of instant noodles, prepared with hot water before stir-frying, instead of fresh yellow noodle.
• Mee bandung Muar – The original and authentic version served in Muar district is still considered the best.
• Meeshay – Also spelt mi shay, mee shay, mee shei, is a Burmese cuisine dish of rice noodles with a meat sauce.
• Mì Quảng – Vietnamese dish with rice noodles, meat, and herbs, commonly served with a broth, generally infused with turmeric.
• Mie ayam – A common Indonesian dish of seasoned yellow wheat noodles topped with diced chicken meat (ayam).
• Mont di – A collective term for Burmese dishes made with thin rice noodles; the rice vermicelli is used fresh, as it ferments quickly in Myanmar's tropical climate.
• Nan gyi thohk – A thoke salad dish in Burmese cuisine, made with thick round rice noodles mixed with specially prepared chicken curry and chili oil.
• Noodle soup – A variety of soups with noodles and other ingredients served in a light broth, a common dish across East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Himalayan states of South Asia; various types of noodles are used, such as rice noodles, wheat noodles, and egg noodles.
• Ohn no khao swè – A Burmese dish consisting of wheat noodles in a curried chicken and coconut milk broth thickened with gram flour (chickpea flour).
• Pancit – In Filipino cuisine, pancit (also spelt pansít) are noodles and the dishes made from them, typically using rice noodles.
• Pancit Malabon – Its sauce has a yellow-orange hue, attributable to achuete (annatto seeds), shrimp broth, and flavor seasoned with patis (fish sauce for a complex umami flavor) and crab fat.
• Saimin – A noodle soup dish common in the contemporary cuisine of Hawaii.
• Silesian dumplings
• Singapore-style noodles – A dish of stir-fried cooked rice vermicelli, curry powder, vegetables, scrambled eggs and meat, most commonly chicken, beef, char siu pork, or prawns, yellow in colour.
• Soto ayam – A traditional Indonesian dish that uses ingredients such as chicken, lontong, noodles, and rice vermicelli.
• Sukhothai – A style of rice noodle soup (kuai tiao) served in Thailand.
• Thenthuk – A hand-pulled noodle soup (thukpa), a very common noodle soup in Tibetan cuisine.
• Thukpa – A Tibetan noodle soup.
• Yaka mein – A type of beef noodle soup found in many Creole restaurants in New Orleans; also a type of Chinese wheat noodle.
• Yakisoba – A Japanese noodle stir-fry dish.

East Asia

Chinese

See also: List of Chinese dishes. There is a great variety of Chinese noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation. They are an important part of most regional cuisines within China, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian nations with sizable overseas Chinese populations.

• • • • • • • • • • 宽粉 (Kuan fen noodles)
                  • 火锅炖粉 (Huoguo dun fen)

Japanese

See main article: Japanese cuisine. Japanese noodles are a staple part of Japanese cuisine. They are often served chilled with dipping sauces, or in soups or hot dishes.^[2]

• • Hōtō – Popular regional dish from Yamanashi, made by stewing flat udon noodles and vegetables in miso soup.
  • Otaru Ankake Yakisoba – A regional variety of the Yakisoba stir-fried starchy noodle dish from Otaru, Hokkaido.

Korean

See also: Korean noodles and List of Korean dishes.

Mongolian

See main article: Mongolian cuisine.

• Tsuivan - Mongolian noodle dish with meat and vegetables; usually served plain or in milk tea.
• Guriltai Shul – Mongolian noodle soup; consists of mutton or beef with vegetables and fried noodles.^{[3] [4]}
• Khuitsai - Mongolian noodle; consists of glass noodles with beef or meatballs.

Taiwanese

See main article: List of Chinese dishes, Chinese noodles, Chinese cuisine and Taiwanese cuisine.

• • • • • • • • • • • 寬粉 (Kuan fen noodles)
                    • 火鍋燉粉 (Huoguo dun fen)

Tibetan

See main article: Tibetan cuisine.

South East Asia

Burmese

See main article: Burmese cuisine.

• Kat kyi kaik – a spicy Burmese fried noodle dish
• Khauk swè thoke – a wheat noodle salad made with dried shrimp, shredded cabbage, carrots, fish sauce, lime and dressed with fried peanut oil
• Kyay oh – a popular noodle soup made with pork and egg
• Kya zan hinga – a glass noodle in chicken consommé dish
• Meeshay – rice noodles with a meat sauce
• Mohinga – rice noodle and fish soup considered by many to be the national dish of Myanmar
• Mont di – a collective term for Burmese dishes made with thin rice noodles
• Nan gyi thohk – an a thoke salad dish made with thick round rice noodles mixed with chicken curry and chili oil
• Ohn no khao swè – wheat noodles in a curried chicken and coconut milk broth thickened with chickpea flour
• Sigyet khauk swè – a fried noodle dish usually including garlic and duck
• Shan khauk swè – a "soup version" of meeshay without gel, and fish sauce instead of soy sauce, with flat or round noodles, where the soup is part of the dish itself, rather than as consommé

Cambodian

See main article: Cambodian cuisine.

• Banh kanh – thick noodles used in Cambodia and Vietnam
• Banh sung – thin noodles used in Cambodia and Vietnam
• Cha kuyteav – stir fry noodles with pork belly^[5]
• Kuyteav – a soup with rice noodles and pork stock with toppings
• Kuyteav kha kou – rice noodles in a beef stew or thick broth soup
• Lort cha – rice pin noodles stir-fried in fish sauce, soy sauce and palm sugar, with garlic, bean sprouts and scallions or chives^[6]
• Nem – many kinds of salads are made with this type of clear noodle
• Num banhchok – consists of rice vermicelli topped with a cool fish gravy and raw vegetables
• Num banhchok samla kari – similar, with curry
• Phnom Penh noodle soup – hot pork broth simmered with pork bone, dried shrimps, dried squids, and fresh daikon, grilled onion, and spices^[7]

Filipino

See main article: Pancit.

Indonesian

See also: Indonesian noodles and List of Indonesian dishes.

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                • • • • Mie bancir
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• Mie golosor
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  • • Mie koba
      • • • Mie lendir
• Mie letheg
• Mie ongklok
  • • Mie pentil
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• Mie sagu
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    • Miedes
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  • • • • Tempe alakatak

Laotian

See main article: Laotian cuisine.

• Khao poon - Lao rice vermicelli soup
• Lao Khao soi - Hand-sliced noodle soup popular in northern Laos
• Feu (food) - Laotian-style Vietnamese Pho soup
• Lard na - Lao-Chinese stir-fried wide rice noodle covered with gravy
• Khao piak sen - Lao wet rice noodle soup in chicken or pork broth

Malaysian

See also: List of Malaysian dishes.

• • • • • • • • • Mee bandung - Malaysian shrimp and beef flavoured noodle soup
• Mee goreng
  • • • • Mee sotong – Malaysian noodle with squid.^[17]
• Mee udang – Malaysian prawn noodles.^[18]

Singaporean

See also: Singapore-style noodles.

Thai

See also: List of Thai dishes.

Vietnamese

See main article: Vietnamese noodles.

See also: List of Vietnamese dishes.

Central Asia

Kyrgyz

• Ashlan-fu – Karakol cold noodles.^[19]

Uzbek

• • • Shivit oshi – Khiva green noodle dish.^[20]

South Asia

Bhutanese

See main article: Bhutanese cuisine.

• Bagthuk – rich potato soup with wholemeal hand-cut noodles^[21]
• Jangbuli – whole-wheat pasta served with curd and chives^[22]

Nepalese

See main article: Nepalese cuisine.

India

Middle East

Palestinian

• Rqaq w Adas – Palestinian noodle with lentils.^{[23] [24]}

Pan American

Chinese-American

• Chow mein sandwich – typically consists of a brown gravy-based chow mein mixture placed between halves of a hamburger-style bun, and is popular on Chinese-American restaurant menus throughout southeastern Massachusetts and parts of neighboring Rhode Island

Peruvian

See main article: Peruvian cuisine.

See also: Chifa.

• Aeropuerto - Combination of Arroz chaufa and Tallarín saltado.
• Caldo de Gallina - Peruvian soup with potatoes, egg noodles and whole pieces of chicken or hen.
• Sopa de fideos - Peruvian noodle soup, usually served with chicken, potatoes, small pieces of carrot and cabello de ángel noodles.
• Sopa a la minuta - Peruvian soup with meat, milk, eggs and cabello de ángel noodles.
• Sopa seca - Tallarín verde served with Carapulcra.
• Tallarín rojo - Peruvian spaghetti bolognese with chicken and tomato, garlic and carrot sauce.
• Tallarín saltado - Peruvian stir-fried noodle.
• Tallarín saltado criollo - Peruvian stir-fried noodle with more Peruvian style.
• Tallarines verdes - Peruvian green spaghetti usually served with steak or breaded steak.

Europe

Croatian

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Spanish

See main article: Spanish cuisine.

See also

• List of fried noodle dishes
• List of noodles
  • List of instant noodle brands
  • List of noodle restaurants
• List of ramen dishes
• List of pasta
• List of pasta dishes

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20051020031536/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1012_051012_chinese_noodles.html 4,000-Year-Old Noodles Found in China
2. Sakui, S. (2009, July 1st). Somen: Chilled, the Japanese Noodles are a Summer Delight. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 9th, 2010
3. Web site: Cuisine . Darlene at International . 2017-04-13 . Mongolian Soup (Guriltai Shul) . 2023-05-30 . International Cuisine . en-US.
4. Web site: Guriltai shul Traditional Noodle Soup From Mongolia TasteAtlas . 2023-05-30 . www.tasteatlas.com.
5. Web site: How to make Cha Ka Tieu (Stir fry noodles with pork belly). YouTube.
6. Web site: Authentic Cambodian Lort Cha Recipe for Market Style Stir Fried Rice Pin Noodles. 7 December 2020.
7. Web site: Cambodian Phnom Penh Noodle Soup.
8. Web site: Putri . Rahmadila Eka . 5 Serba-Serbi Karupuak Mie, Kudapan Khas Minang yang Ramah di Kantong . idntimes.com . 25 April 2024 . Indonesian.
9. Web site: Muhammad . Fahmi . Goyang Lidah di Sepiring Mie Eungkot Suree . rmolaceh.id . 19 November 2022 . Indonesian.
10. Web site: Habib . Habib . Maindikali . Heru. Sejak 1975, Yuk Spill Mie Keling Legendaris Di Pekanbaru . riau.go.id . 29 April 2024 . Indonesian.
11. Web site: Bakmi Kepiting Halal Khas Pontianak . tukangjalanjajan.com . 15 October 2019 . 22 October 2022.
12. Web site: Rizky . Theo . Menikmati Mie Rebus Bengkalis, Makin Sedap dengan Taburan Ikan Bilis Goreng . tribunnews.com . 29 April 2024 . Indonesian.
13. Web site: Wajib Singgah, 5 Mie Rebus Enak di Kota Medan . makanmana.net . 30 September 2020 . 22 October 2022 . Indonesian.
14. Web site: Mie Tayel, Makanan Khas Banyumas yang Wajib Dicoba . suaramerdeka.com . 29 April 2024 . Indonesian.
15. Web site: Pantiaw . kemdikbud.go.id . Ministry of Education and Culture of Republic of Indonesia . 27 March 2023 . Indonesian.
16. Web site: Huang . Deddy . Rujak Mi Palembang, Khazanah Kuliner yang Nikmat, Pedas dan Segar! . kompasiana.com . 23 August 2021 . 11 November 2022 . Indonesian.
17. Web site: Hamzah . Nor Ariffin . Mee Sotong . saji.my . 7 October 2018 . 18 May 2022 . Malay.
18. Web site: Qi . Teoh Wan . 9 Mee Udang Spots So Good You'll Keep Going Back For More! . penangfoodie.com . 12 March 2019 . 28 November 2022.
19. Web site: Ruiz . Jen . Kyrgyzstan's Traditional Hangover Cure Is a Mix of History and Assimilation . metadornetwork.com . 22 October 2022.
20. Web site: Shivit Oshi . atlasobscura.com . 28 March 2024.
21. Web site: From Down Under to the Top of the World: How to Make Bagthuk - Bhutanese Noodle Soup. 18 November 2013.
22. Web site: Recipe: Jangbuli (Bhutanese noodle dish).
23. Web site: Ligaya . Mishan . Rqaq w Adas (Lentils With Pasta) . . 23 June 2022.
24. Web site: pasta, lentils & sumac . tasteofpalestine.org . 23 June 2022.
25. Web site: Rezanci na žufi . muzejuloncu.gmp.hr . 4 June 2024 . Croatian.