Asian wheat-flour noodles can easily be mistaken for their Italian counterparts — the golden ribbons look similar, have a similar consistency and even cook much the same way.
But the East-West analogy ends there. Semolina’s sturdy durum wheat proteins give Italian pastas a firmer bite and an unmistakable flavor absent in Asian wheat noodles. And within Asia, wheat noodles’ mix of textures, shades, sizes and tastes leaves Italian pasta standing still.
Westerners are probably most familiar with China’s mein, a basic wheat noodle. Grocery stores typically carry it bundled like dried spaghetti in plastic pouches often labeled “chow mein noodles.” While not inaccurate, this description seems limiting to Chinese speakers: Chow mein literally means “stir-fried noodles.” Diners are welcome to chow their mein, but they can also simmer it in soup with vegetables, meats or seafood to make "tang mein", or toss it with sauce to create "lo mein", tossed noodles.
Chinatown markets sell flour-dusted bundles of fresh wheat noodles — often made on-site — but mainstream supermarkets also sometimes carry refrigerated, aseptically packaged fresh Asian wheat noodles.
Fresh noodles, with their vibrant flavor and tender texture, need only minutes of boiling, while dried ones take about eight to 10 minutes to reach the same hydration. But since most businesses are constrained by ingredient functionality and shelf-life issues, they must make do with dried Chinese mein.
["Ramen" is "japanese" for "noodles"]
2006-12-14 17:09:42
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answered by Anonymous
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Ramen noodles are made from enriched wheat flour!
2006-12-14 14:28:14
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answered by Mikey 2
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haha i died laughing when i read the "noodles and chicken dust" comment - thats basically it! i think they are made from Ramen's noodles ;)
2006-12-14 16:43:06
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answered by Anonymous
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reliable question, i do not understand, the noodles are not tasty in any respect and the feel is extraordinary. In North us of a of america, jap noodles were imported placing out in the Nineteen Seventies bearing the call "ramen" and as we communicate it maximum oftentimes refers to instantaneous noodles. It gained acceptance as a jap dish of noodle soup which bought so properly in america in the overdue Nineteen Seventies that imports from Japan were supplanted by using American manufacturers by using the mid-Eighties as a properly-loved nutrition merchandise for tight income purchasers. as we communicate, using its very low fee, ramen has grow to be characterised in america as a very affordable nutrition eaten by using persons which incorporates scholars or little ones. A packet of instantaneous ramen in a U.S. food market typically expenditures as low as 10 cents. some standard manufacturers typically fee as low as 8 cents per packet, or are bought in bulk. In us of a of america, Ramen is starting to be increasingly more desirable huge-spread, noticeably between little ones.
2016-10-18 07:43:17
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answered by benavidez 4
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They are regular noodles that are precooked then dried.
2006-12-15 11:05:59
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answered by djm749 6
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enriched wheat flour
2006-12-15 07:26:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Ummmmm................................................................
flour, eggs, Salt , water, & some Oil.....
I LOVE RAMEN!!!....
Gods Blessings!
Merry Christmas!!
2006-12-14 14:23:23
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answered by Anonymous
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wheat flour, salt, water and kansui
2006-12-14 14:24:01
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answered by Piguy 4
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noddles and chicken dust
2006-12-14 14:21:19
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answered by Anonymous
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It's pasta
2006-12-14 14:20:42
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answered by Latoya J 2
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