Editing Noodle (section)

====East Asia====
{{See also|Chinese noodles}}[[File:Bun thit nuong.jpg|thumb|right|A bowl of [[Bún thịt nướng]]]]
 
There are over 1,200 types of noodles commonly consumed in China today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Noodles in Contemporary China: Social Aspects underlying the Noodle Evolution (Qiulun Li) – Noodles on the Silk Road |date=29 June 2018 |url=https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/noodles/2018/06/29/noodles-in-contemporary-china-social-aspects-underlying-the-noodle-evolution-qiulun-li/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> They vary widely according to the region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation. Due to the vast diversity of Chinese noodles, there is no single Chinese word equivalent to the Western concept of "noodles," nor is the notion of "noodles" as a unified food category recognized within [[Chinese cuisine]].

In [[Standard Chinese|Standard Mandarin]], ''miàn'' (simplified Chinese: 面; traditional Chinese: 麵) means "dough" but can be used to refer to noodles made from wheat flour and grains such as millet, sorghum, and oats. While ''fěn'' (粉) means "powder" but can be used to refer to noodles made from other starches, particularly rice flour and [[mung bean]] starch.<ref>{{Cite news |last=RAICHLEN |first=STEVEN |date=January 30, 1992 |title=Noodle nomenclature |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) |pages=W/6}}</ref>  

Wheat noodles in Japan (''[[udon]]'') were adapted from a [[Chinese cuisine|Chinese]] recipe as early as the 9th century. Innovations continued, such as noodles made with [[buckwheat]] (''[[naengmyeon]]'') were developed in the [[Joseon]] Dynasty of [[Korea]] (1392–1897). [[Ramen]] noodles, based on southern Chinese noodle dishes from [[Guangzhou]] but named after the northern Chinese [[lamian]], became common in Japan by 1900.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japanese Noodles (No. 4) |url=https://www.kikkoman.com/en/foodforum/the-japanese-table/32-4.html |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Kikkoman Corporation |language=ja}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Part 1: China Origin |url=https://www.ramen-culture.com/history-pt1 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Ramen Culture |language=en-US |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720132155/https://www.ramen-culture.com/history-pt1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Media |first=USEN |title=Indespensable Knowledge For Every Ramen Lover! A Glossary with Shop Recommendations |url=https://savorjapan.com/contents/discover-oishii-japan/indespensable-knowledge-for-every-ramen-lover-a-glossary-with-shop-recommendations/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=SAVOR JAPAN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=榨菜肉丝面的南北差异及制作方法 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/321290259_120158353 |website=[[Sohu]]}}</ref>