Rice noodles
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Rice noodles in dried form | |
| Type | Noodle |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, water |
| Variations | Mí fěn, Shāhé fěn, Mi xian, Bánh canh, Bánh phở, Shavige, Idiyappam, Sevai, Khanom chin |
 Cookbook: Rice noodles  Media: Rice noodles | |
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 a 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
- Mi 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)
- Kwetiau
Dishes made from rice noodles
- Cambodian
- Chinese
- Burmese
- Mohinga
- A-thoke-sone
- Rakhine Kyarzan thoke
- Nan gyi thohk
- Shan Khaukswe
- Mee Shay
- Baik Kut kyee Kaik
- Filipino
- Sinanta
- Pancit Bihon
- Pancit Luglug
- Pancit Palabok
- Pancit Malabon
- Pancit Miki-Bihon
- Mami Bihon
- Indian
- Rice noodles in coconut milk
- Indonesian
- Kwetiau Medan
- Kwetiau goreng
- Kwetiau kuah
- Lao
- Malaysian
- Asam Laksa
- Thai
- Kuai tiao
- 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
