Rice noodles are noodles that are made from rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

. Their principal ingredients are rice flour

Rice flour

Rice flour is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye....

 and water. However, sometimes other ingredients such as tapioca

Tapioca

Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...

 or corn starch

Cornstarch

Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize starch is the starch of the corn grain obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel.-History:...

 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

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

 and Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

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, and are available fresh, frozen, or dried, in various shapes and thicknesses. In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 and parts of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, Sri Lanka, Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

, Singapore, Malaysia, Idiappam, a type of rice noodle, is usually freshly made at home and tends to be far more tender with distinctive texture, as opposed to the dried form of Chinese noodles. A variation of Idiappam, known as sevai

Sevai

Sevai or Santhakai is a type of rice noodles popular in Southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Santhakai is made out of other food grains like wheat, ragi, etc. also are increasingly becoming popular....

 in Tamil Nadu, is used as the base in savoury preparations; it is also called santhakai or sandhavai in the Coimbatore

Coimbatore

Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

 region of Tamil Nadu. A similar mode of preparation called savige is popular in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

.

Pasta

Pasta

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 made from brown rice

Brown rice

Brown rice is unmilled or partly milled rice, a kind of whole, natural grain. It has a mild nutty flavor, is chewier and more nutritious than white rice, but goes rancid more quickly because the germ—which is removed to make white rice—contains fats that can spoil...

 flour is also available in health food store

Health food store

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s in Western nations, as an alternative to wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

 flour

Flour

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-based noodles for individuals who are allergic to wheat

Wheat allergy

Wheat allergy is a food allergy, but can also be a contact allergy resulting from occupational exposure. Like all allergies wheat allergy involves IgE and mast cell response. Typically the allergy is limited to the seed storage proteins of wheat, some reactions are restricted to wheat proteins,...

 or gluten.

Varieties

• Shāhé fěn
  Shahe fen
  Shahe fen or he fen is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice.-Names:While shahe fen and he fen are transliterations based on Mandarin, there are numerous other transliterations based on Cantonese, which include ho fen, hofen, ho-fen, ho fun, ho-fun, hofoen , hor fun, hor...
  
   (沙河粉, also called hé fěn)
  • Chee cheong fun (豬腸粉)
• Rice vermicelli
  Rice vermicelli
  Rice vermicelli are thin noodles made from rice and are a form of rice noodles. They are sometimes referred to as rice noodles or rice sticks, but they should not be confused with cellophane noodles, which is another type of vermicelli....
  
   (米粉, mǐ fěn; also called "rice sticks")
• Guilin rice noodles (桂林米粉)
• Manual rice noodles (手榨米粉/生榨米粉)
• Silver needle noodles
  Silver needle noodles
  Yin Zhen Fen, Lao Shu Fen or Silver needle noodle is a variety of Chinese noodles. It is short, about 5cm long and 5mm in diameter. It has a white semi-transparent colour. The noodle is available in many Chinese markets in Chinese populated areas such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and...
  
   (银针粉)
• Mi xian (米线, from Yunnan Province)
• Bánh canh
  Banh canh
  Bánh canh is a thick Vietnamese noodle that can be made from a mixture of rice and tapioca flour. In bánh canh soup dishes, the noodles are combined with one of several soup bases, such as:...
  
  
• Bánh phở
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• Shavige (ಶಾವಿಗೆ)
• Idiappam (இடியாப்பம்)
• Sevai
  Sevai
  Sevai or Santhakai is a type of rice noodles popular in Southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Santhakai is made out of other food grains like wheat, ragi, etc. also are increasingly becoming popular....
  
   (சேவை|சேவை/சந்தகை/சேமியா)

Dishes made from rice noodles

Cambodian

• Ka tieu
  Kuyteav
  Kuy teav |stock]]. Kuy teav is generally thought to have originated from the ethnic Chinese groups that settled in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.-Etymology:...
  
  

Chinese

• Beef chow fun
• Cart noodle
  Cart noodle
  Cart noodle is a kind of à la carte noodle which became popular in Hong Kong in the 1950s through independent street vendors operating on roadsides and in public housing estates in low-income districts, using carts...
  
  
• Char kway teow
  Char kway teow
  Char kway teow, literally "stir-fried ricecake strips", is a popular noodle dish in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore. The dish was typically prepared at hawker stalls especially in Penang, Malaysia.It is made from flat rice noodles of approximately 1 cm or...
  
  
• Rice noodle roll
  Rice noodle roll
  A rice noodle roll is a Cantonese dish from southern China and Hong Kong, commonly served as a variety of dim sum. It is a thin roll made from a wide strip of shahe fen , filled with shrimp, pork, beef, vegetables, or other ingredients. Sweet soy sauce is poured over the dish upon serving...
  
  

Burmese

• Mohinga
  Mohinga
  Mohinga is Rice noodles in fish soup and considered by many to be the national dish of Burma. It is readily available in most parts of the country. In major cities, street hawkers and roadside stalls sell dozens of dishes of mohinga to the locals and passers-by...
  
  
• A-thoke-sone
• Rakhine Kyarzan thoke
• Nan Gyee Thoke
• Shan Khaukswe
• Mee Shay
• Baik Kut kyee Kaik
  Baik Kut kyee Kaik
  Baik Kut Kyee Kaik, , spring onion, pepper and dark soy sauce. The dish is usually spicy and is associated with the coastal town of Myeik in Southern Myanmar...
  
  

Indian

• Rice noodles in coconut milk

Indonesian

• Kwetiaw Medan
• Kwetiaw Goreng

Lao

• Khao poon
  Khao poon
  Khao poon is a popular type of spicy Lao rice vermicelli soup from Laos that has spread to Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the United States. It is a long-simmered soup most often made with pounded chicken, fish, or pork and seasoned with common Lao ingredients such as fish sauce,...
  
  
• Khao soi
  Khao soi
  Khao soi or khao soy is a Burmese-influenced dish served widely in northern Laos and northern Thailand. The name means "cut rice". Traditionally, the dough for the rice noodles is spread out on a cloth stretched over boiling water. After steaming the large sheet noodle is then rolled and cut with...
  
  
• Khao piak sen
• Khua mee
• Pad Lao
• Pad see ew
  Pad see ew
  Phat Si Io is a Chinese-influenced stir fried noodle dish that is commonly eaten as street food in Laos and Thailand. It is also quite popular in Lao and Thai restaurants around the world....
  
  
• Lard na
  Lard na
  Lard Na is a Lao-Chinese noodle dish covered in gravy that was made popular as a street food by the Chinese ethnics in Laos....
  
  

Malaysian

• Asam Laksa

Thai

• Mee krob
  Mee krob
  Mi krop is a Thai dish; the name literally means "crisp noodles". It is made with rice noodles and a sauce that is predominantly sweet but can be balanced with an acidic flavor, usually lemon or lime. The sour/citrus flavor prominent in this dish often comes from the peel of a Thai citrus fruit...
  
  
• Pad Thai
  Pad Thai
  Pad Thai or Phat Thai is a dish of stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, fish sauce , tamarind juice, red chilli pepper, plus any combination of bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, or tofu, garnished with crushed peanuts, coriander and lime, the juice of which can be added along with Thai condiments Pad...
  
  
• Pad see ew
  Pad see ew
  Phat Si Io is a Chinese-influenced stir fried noodle dish that is commonly eaten as street food in Laos and Thailand. It is also quite popular in Lao and Thai restaurants around the world....
  
  
• Rad na
  Rad Na
  Rat Na is a Thai-Chinese noodle dish. In Thailand the name of this dish is often pronounced as lat na as many Thais substitute the r for an l....
  
  

Vietnamese

• Bánh cuốn- sheet of rice flour filled with spiced ground pork and mushroom
• Bánh hỏi
• Bún bò Huế
  Bun Bo Hue
  Bún bò Huế or more specifically, bún bò giò heo is a popular Vietnamese soup rice vermicelli dish. The predominant flavor is of lemon grass.-Features:...
  
   - rice vermicelli in soup with beef, lemon grass, and other ingredients
• Bún riêu
  Bún riêu
  Bún riêu is a Vietnamese meat rice vermicelli soup. There are several varieties of bún riêu, including bún riêu cua, bún riêu cá, and bún riêu ốc....
  
   - rice vermicelli in soup with crab meat
• Mì Quảng
  Mi quang
  Mì Quảng , is a Vietnamese noodle dish that is originated from the provinces of Quang Nam and Da Nang, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. In the region, it is one of the most popular dishes, and it is served in various occasions such as family party, death anniversary, and Tết...
  
  
• Phở
  PHO
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• Summer roll
  Summer roll
  A gỏi cuốn, summer roll, Vietnamese salad roll, or fresh roll is a Vietnamese dish consisting of pork, prawn, herbs, bún , and other ingredients wrapped in Vietnamese bánh tráng . They are served at room temperature, and are not deep fried...