Asian noodles [1]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
This pasta is a staple of Asian cooking; generally classified according to its main ingredient: wheat, rice, buckwheat or mung beans.
soba noodles ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Made with buckwheat flour, these noodles are used extensively in Japan, where they are mainly served cold, with soy sauce.
bean thread cellophane noodles ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Transparent noodles made with mung bean flour; before adding them to a recipe, they must be soaked in hot or warm water.
udon noodles ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
These Japanese wheat noodles are thicker than somen noodles; among their various uses, they can be added to soup, salads and sautéed dishes.
somen noodles ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fine whitish Japanese wheat noodles that go particularly well in salads and soups.