Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: fresh white round rice noodles without sauce or toppings.

Rice noodles

米粉Mǐfěn

Rice-based noodles sold as thin vermicelli, thicker round strands or flat ribbons, in fresh and dried forms.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Rice-based noodles sold as thin vermicelli, thicker round strands or flat ribbons, in fresh and dried forms.

In the kitchen

Huaxi beef rice noodles.

Dried noodles can be brittle, while fresh rice sheets are flexible and slippery. Huaxi beef noodles use a smooth, resilient rice noodle.

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