{"id":248,"date":"2012-06-27T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T18:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goddessgrub.com\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2014-11-04T07:29:39","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T11:29:39","slug":"soba-noodles-or-udon-ramen-or-rice-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goddessgrub.com\/blog\/soba-noodles-or-udon-ramen-or-rice-noodles\/","title":{"rendered":"Soba Noodles or Udon? Ramen or Rice Noodles?  This is not the same instant noodle as your college ramen!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goddessgrub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/noodles-Udon-Soup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-258\" title=\"noodles Udon Soup\" src=\"http:\/\/goddessgrub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/noodles-Udon-Soup-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/goddessgrub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/noodles-Udon-Soup-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/goddessgrub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/noodles-Udon-Soup.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat.<\/span> It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour, and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle. \u00a0Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Thick wheat noodles are known as udon<\/span>. Udon is usually served hot as noodle soup in its simplest form, in a mildly flavoured broth called <a href=\"http:\/\/sybaritica.me\/2014\/03\/12\/6673\/\">kakejiru <\/a>which is made of <a href=\"http:\/\/sybaritica.me\/2014\/02\/19\/dashi-japanese-sea-stock\/\">dashi<\/a> (japanese sea stock typically made from seaweed, mushrooms, dried fish, or a combination of these ), soy sauce, and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mirin\">mirin<\/a>, a rice wine. It is usually topped with thinly chopped scallions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Ramen<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">We are NOT talking about the instant ramen packets of your college days.\u00a0 There is an entire class of Japanese noodles in dried form called <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramen\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ramen<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Also made of wheat, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramen\">ramen noodles<\/a> are much thinner and longer than udon noodles and have a springy, chewy bite when cooked.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Bean Threads &#8211; Also called cellophane noodles, glass noodles, or mung bean threads<\/span>. They are made from mung bean starch, and look like little bundles of very thin, translucent threads. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cellophane_noodles\">These noodles <\/a>can be used \u00a0as a substitute for vermicelli rice noodles.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Vermicelli Rice Noodles &#8211; Vermicelli noodles, also called<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rice_vermicelli\"> rice noodles or rice sticks<\/a>, are made from rice flour and have a very similar texture to angel hair pasta. The dried noodles come in packets of long, very thin, translucent threads. Try them in dishes like pad thai or Vietnamese Noodle Pho.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"http:\/\/goddessgrub.com\/blog\/?p=1046\">A healthy alternative to the pre-fried instant ramen noodles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour, and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle. \u00a0Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup. Thick wheat noodles are known as udon. 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