Rice noodles

Rice noodles

Rice noodles in dried form
Details
Type	Noodle
Main ingredient(s)	Rice flour, water
Variations	Mí fěn, Shāhé fěn, Mi xian, Bánh canh, Bánh phở, Shavige, Idiyappam, Sevai, Khanom chin

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, idiyappam, a type of rice noodle, is usually freshly made at home and tends to be tender with distinctive texture. 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.

Varieties

• Mai Fun (米粉, rice vermicelli, also known by many other names in a number of Asian countries)
• Ho Fun (河粉, also called hé fěn)
• Mi xian (米線, from Yunnan Province)
• Bánh canh
• Bánh phở
• Shavige (ಶಾವಿಗೆ)
• Idiyappam (இடியாப்பம்)
• Sevai (சேவை|சேவை/சந்தகை/சேமியா)
• Khanom chin (Thai: ขนมจีน)

Dishes made from rice noodles

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 gyi thohk
• Shan Khaukswe
• Mee Shay
• Baik Kut kyee Kaik

Indian

• Rice noodles in coconut milk

Indonesian

• Kwetiau Medan
• Kwetiau goreng
• Kwetiau kuah

Lao

• Khao poon
• Khao soi
• Khao piak sen

Malaysian

• Asam Laksa

Thai

• Khao soi
• Mi krop
• Nam ngiao
• Bami nam tok
• Phat khi mao
• Pad Thai
• Phat si-io
• Rat na
• Kuai tiao khua kai

Vietnamese

• Bánh cuốn- sheet of rice flour filled with spiced minced 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

See also

• Vietnamese cuisine
• Noodle soup