Generated guide illustration of fresh white wheat noodles; thickness and preparation vary.

Flour & starch noodles · Ingredients

Wheat noodles

小麦面条

Xiǎomài miàntiáo

Noodles made from wheat.

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Noodles made from wheat flour, used as the base of zhajiangmian.

In the kitchen

Boiled for zhajiangmian.

Distinct from rice noodles and starch-based glass noodles.

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