Noodles

🇱🇰Sri Lanka

Chopped Roti Stir-Fry

කොත්තු රොටි

Godamba roti shredded on a hot griddle with vegetables, egg and meat, chopped with two metal blades in a rhythm you can hear down the street.

🇨🇳China

Chow Mein

炒面

Boiled wheat noodles stir-fried at high heat with shredded meat, cabbage and bean sprouts until the edges catch.

🇺🇸United States

Chow Mein Sandwich

A New England diner oddity: chow mein with crispy noodles and gravy served on a hamburger bun.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Coconut Chicken Noodles

အုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ

Wheat noodles in a coconut-milk and chicken broth thickened with chickpea flour, served with boiled egg, raw onion, chilli flakes, crisp fritters and lime.

🇮🇩Palembang, Indonesia

Coconut Noodle Soup

Mie Celor

Palembang noodles in coconut milk broth with shrimp and egg, rich and creamy.

🇨🇳Shaanxi, China

Cold Skin Noodles

凉皮

Wide translucent noodles steamed from washed wheat starch, served cold with wheat gluten, cucumber and bean sprouts in vinegar, garlic water and chilli oil.

🇰🇷Busan, South Korea

Cold Wheat Noodles

밀면

Busan-style cold wheat noodles in a spicy, icy broth, developed by Korean War refugees who adapted naengmyeon with wheat instead of buckwheat.

🇨🇰Cook Islands

Cook Islands Chop Suey

Sapu Soi

A Pacific Islands version of chop suey with chicken, mixed vegetables, vermicelli noodles, and soy sauce; often served weeknight dinner and buffet dish in the Cook Islands.

🇰🇵Pyongan, North Korea

Corn Noodles

강냉국수

Corn noodles served in a cold broth, a Pyongan province dish; corn is ground and made into noodles, reflecting the importance of corn in North Korean agriculture; eaten cold, similar to naengmyeon but with a distinct corn flavor; a regional specialty of the Pyongan region; listed in Wikipedia's Korean regional cuisine.

🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore

Crab Bee Hoon

螃蟹米粉

Whole mud crab steamed or braised over rice vermicelli, the noodles absorbing crab liquor, stock and often evaporated milk.

🇨🇳Yunnan, China

Crossing the Bridge Noodles

过桥米线

A bowl of chicken broth kept boiling under a layer of oil, into which you add raw meat slices, quail egg, vegetables and rice noodles in order at the table.

🇯🇵Japan

Cup Noodles

カップヌードル

Cup Noodles, the instant noodle product invented in Japan and celebrated as a national cultural landmark, is also the focus of museums in Yokohama and Osaka where visitors can design a cup.

🇨🇳Sichuan, China

Dan Dan Noodles

担担面

Thin wheat noodles under a spoonful of minced pork fried with preserved mustard greens, dressed with chilli oil, sesame paste, soy and Sichuan pepper.

🇹🇼Tainan, Taiwan

Danzai Noodles

擔仔麵

Small bowl of thin noodles in a shrimp-and-pork broth topped with minced pork sauce, a whole prawn and coriander — a Tainan dish sold from carts since the 1890s.

🇰🇷Gangwon, South Korea

Dotori guksu (Acorn Noodles)

도토리국수

Dotori guksu, acorn-starch noodles served cold, is a named Korean dish built on an ingredient with no other representation in the file.

🇲🇴Macao

Dried Shrimp Roe Noodles

Ha Zi Noodle

A well-known Macau noodle dish; thin egg noodles topped with dried shrimp roe; the roe gives a intense umami flavor; the noodles are springy and chewy; a Macau specialty; the shrimp roe noodles that are a Macau classic.

🇮🇩Makassar, Indonesia

Dry Noodles

Mie Kering

Makassar-style dry noodles with seafood and rich seasoning, influenced by Chinese cuisine.

🇪🇸Valencian Community, Spain

Fideua

Fideuà

A paella-style dish from Gandia made with short thin noodles instead of rice, cooked with fish and seafood in a rich stock until the bottom crisps.

🇲🇾Singapore, Malaysia

Fish Soup Bee Hoon

鱼汤米粉

Rice vermicelli in fish-bone broth with fried fish slices or fish balls, tomato and leafy greens; the fried version gives the broth a toasted edge

🇳🇨New Caledonia

Fried Noodles

Bami

Bami is a New Caledonian noodle preparation stir-fried with vegetables, aromatics, and the stated meat or seafood, reflecting the island's Chinese influence.

🇵🇭Philippines

Glass-Noodle Stir-Fry

Pancit Sotanghon

Pancit Sotanghon is a Filipino glass-noodle stir-fry with chicken or seafood, vegetables, garlic, and savoury broth or soy seasoning.

🇨🇳China

Guilin Rice Noodles

桂林米粉

Round rice noodles dressed in a dark spiced brine stock with fried peanuts, pickled long beans and slices of braised beef or pork.

🇹🇼Tainan, Taiwan

Guoshao Egg Noodles

鍋燒意麵

A Tainan noodle soup of fried egg noodles cooked in a small pot with broth, vegetables, seafood and a poached egg, a comforting southern Taiwanese one-pot meal.

🇬🇾Guyana

Guyanese Chow Mein

Chow mein

Guyanese chow mein stir-fries wheat noodles with cabbage, carrot, scallion and seasoned chicken or shrimp in a dark savory sauce.

🇯🇵Fukuoka, Japan

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen

豚骨ラーメン

Creamy, milky pork bone broth ramen from Fukuoka, served with thin straight noodles and chashu.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Hakka Mee

Yellow noodles with minced pork and vinegar, simple and savory.

🇮🇳India

Hakka Noodles

हक्का नूडल्स

An Indo-Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and soy sauce. It is a popular street food and restaurant dish.

🇯🇵Hakodate, Japan

Hakodate Ramen

函館ラーメン

Hakodate ramen: shio (salt) broth ramen with thin straight noodles and a light, clear character.

🇺🇸Hawaii, United States

Hawaiian Haystack

A plate of rice topped with chicken in gravy and a pile of separate toppings — celery, pineapple, cheese, chow mein noodles.

🇯🇵Chubu, Japan

Hegi soba

へぎそば

Hegi soba, Niigata buckwheat noodles bound with funori seaweed and laid in ribbons on a wooden tray, is a named regional form with a distinct binder and presentation.

🇨🇳China

Henan Braised Noodles (Huimian)

烩面

Hui mian, the wide hand-pulled Henan noodle served in mutton broth, is a named provincial staple with its own restaurant chains.

🇯🇵Japan

Hiyashi Chūka

冷やし中華

Chilled ramen noodles topped with cucumber, ham, tomato, and egg, dressed in a sweet-sour soy sauce.

🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hokkien Mee

福建面

Dark soy sauce stir-fried noodles with pork and lard, wok hei with smoky flavor and crispy lard bits, rich and savory.

🇨🇳Sichuan, China

Hot and Sour Sweet Potato Noodles

酸辣粉

Slippery sweet-potato starch noodles in a broth sharp with black vinegar and chilli oil, topped with fried peanuts, pickled greens and soy beans.

🇨🇳China

Hot Dry Noodles

热干面

Wheat noodles par-cooked, oiled and cooled overnight, then reheated in seconds and tossed with sesame paste, pickled radish and spring onion.

🇹🇼Taiwan

Hsinchu Rice Noodles

新竹米粉

Very fine rice noodles dried in the wind off the Hsinchu plain, then stir-fried with pork, dried shrimp and shiitake.