Rice noodles / 米粉
Rice noodles are noodles that are made from rice. Their principal ingredients are rice flour and water. However, sometimes other ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are also added in order to improve the transparency or increase the gelatinous and chewy texture of the noodles.
Rice noodles are most commonly used in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia, and are available fresh, frozen, or dried, in various shapes and thicknesses. In Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala, Sri Lanka, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Idiappam, a type of rice noodle, is usually freshly made at home and tends to be far more tender with distinctive texture, as opposed to the dried form of Chinese noodles. A variation of Idiappam, known as sevai in Tamil Nadu, is used as the base in savoury preparations; it is also called santhakai or sandhavai in the Coimbatore region of Tamil Nadu. A similar mode of preparation called savige is popular in Karnataka.
Pasta made from brown rice flour is also available in health food stores in Western nations, as an alternative to wheat flour-based noodles for individuals who are allergic to wheat or gluten.
Contents
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1 Varieties
2 Dishes made from rice noodles
3 See also
4 References
[edit] Varieties
Shāhé fěn (沙河粉, also called hé fěn)
Chee cheong fun (豬腸粉)
Rice vermicelli (米粉, mǐ fěn; also called "rice sticks")
Guilin rice noodles (桂林米粉)
Manual rice noodles (手榨米粉/生榨米粉)
Silver needle noodles (银针粉)
Mi xian (米线, from Yunnan Province)
Bánh canh
Bánh phở
Shavige (ಶಾವಿಗೆ)
Idiappam (இடியாப்பம்)
Sevai (சேவை|சேவை/சந்தகை/சேமியா)
[edit] Dishes made from rice noodles
Mohinga with fritters
Closeup of pad Thai, a Thai dish made from rice noodles
Cambodian
Ka tieu
Chinese
Beef chow fun
Cart noodle
Char kway teow
Rice noodle roll
Burmese
Mohinga
A-thoke-sone
Rakhine Kyarzan thoke
Nan Gyee Thoke
Shan Khaukswe
Mee Shay
Baik Kut kyee Kaik
Indian
Rice noodles in coconut milk
Indonesian
Kwetiaw Medan
Kwetiaw Goreng
Lao
Khao poon
Khao soi
Khao piak sen
Khua mee
Pad Lao
Pad see ew
Lard na
Malaysian
Asam Laksa
Thai
Mee krob
Pad Thai
Pad see ew
Rad na
Vietnamese
Bánh cuốn- sheet of rice flour filled with spiced ground pork and mushroom
Bánh hỏi
Bún bò Huế - rice vermicelli in soup with beef, lemon grass, and other ingredients
Bún riêu - rice vermicelli in soup with crab meat
Mì Quảng
Phở
Summer roll
[edit] See also
Chinese noodles
Noodle soup
Rice cake
Cellophane noodles
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