Both Italians and Chinese lay claim to inventing the noodle. There are many stories to support either one, but regardless of facts or myths, this simple food has undeniably become a worldwide staple. Travel and trade made the culture of noodles spread out and take several names and recipes: the most popular noodles in China are gan mian, in Japan, menruin and Ramen, in Korea guksu or myeon and in Thailand mee.
But did you know that the word ‘noodles’ comes from German? Even nowadays, Germans actually call ‘pasta’ noodles, which is quite confusing. In view of Noodle Day, which is celebrated on October the 6th, online food ordering platform, Hellofood decided to compare and contrast two of the world’s most popular foods.
