Long strands stretching through history

Backgrounder

Noodles are the most ubiquitous food on Chinese bowls, and they are staples for the northern Chinese. Based on region, the variety in production, ingredients, shape and cooking method number up to the hundreds.

The Chinese, Italians and Arabians have all claimed to have invented noodles, but the argument was ended when an archaeological discovery in 2005 proved that the oldest noodles were found in Qinghai province in China.