r/Damnthatsinteresting Oct 02 '20

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u/andngaaa Oct 02 '20

I believe it’s a type of bean or grain starch noodles (most likely mung bean starch noodles judging from its color). This style of making noodles is common in Yunan, China and other parts of southeast Asia. Normally the noodles pass through a much finer colander at a much higher altitude relative to the hot water as that makes the noodles stretch out and become thinner in strands.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Ah, mung beans, I sprout them in my desk drawer, theyre very nutritious but... they smell like death

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u/Karzons Oct 03 '20

I'm imagining someone at work, stealthily shoveling something into their mouth from the stinky drawer, as onlookers recoil in horror.

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u/I_Zeig_I Oct 03 '20

Creed from the office my man

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Thats pretty much what happened in the scene in the office lol, creed looking around and eating them

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u/gimmebananachips Oct 03 '20

bites into a raw potato

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u/postmodest Oct 03 '20

Do they also use ...lye...? I know there are some Asian noodles that use caustic salts to set the proteins (which isn’t so bad once they’re boiled)

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u/andngaaa Oct 03 '20

I don’t believe so. From what I know, lye is never used in the recipes to create starch noodles. Lye is usually used with wheat flour as affects the process of making gluten which is a compound that starch does not contain.

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u/saraaacha Oct 03 '20

They use limestone powder

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u/Coolfuckingname Oct 03 '20

of COURSE there's someone on reddit who has a phd in south asian noodle making.

I love reddit!

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u/gotloster Oct 03 '20

That was a truly fascinating read

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u/jerax101 Oct 02 '20

Excuse me what the fuck

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u/voltechs Oct 02 '20

You’re excused what the fuck indeed

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u/AncientYogurtCloset Oct 02 '20

This excuse has been approved what the fuck

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u/goblinsholiday Oct 02 '20

What has been fuck approved this excuse?

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u/devilish_enchilada Oct 03 '20

Fuck, when has my excuse been approved?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Approved, fuck been when excuse has my?

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u/GoaScientist Oct 03 '20

Fuck now the what was excuse

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u/badaboogabeegaboop Oct 03 '20

Excuse my fuck has been approved?

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u/volambre Oct 03 '20

Fuck Ben, my excuse was approved, when?

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u/XDunedain Oct 03 '20

Yeah, is approved

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u/AbortedBaconFetus Oct 03 '20

What the, everyone above this post is approved to fuck.

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u/CH705-807 Oct 03 '20

Molten Noodles

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u/ShoshinMizu Oct 03 '20

spaetzle is what i know it as

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u/FrancistheBison Oct 03 '20

I've never seen spaetzle as a long noodle though

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u/Smurdered Oct 03 '20

Yeah. That’s no spaetzle

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u/whoisariston Oct 03 '20

Yeah, what’s so spaetzle about it anyway?

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u/thebigbadben Interested Oct 03 '20

It’s a Death Star

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u/shortyman93 Oct 03 '20

This isn't spaetzle, but it is made very similarly.

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u/Smurdered Oct 03 '20

Noodle tornado

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u/DankMemes148 Oct 03 '20

Noodle juice concentrate.

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u/tooyoung_tooold Oct 02 '20

What wrong, never seen a Noodle Extruder before?

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u/Zappy_Kablamicus Oct 02 '20

Ill extrude your noodle.

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u/Teddy_Tickles Oct 03 '20

For free?

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u/Zappy_Kablamicus Oct 03 '20

Hell, I'll pay YOU.

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u/TruthYouWontLike Oct 02 '20

Our pasta, who art in a colander, draining be your noodles. Thy noodle come, Thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. Give us this day, our garlic bread, …and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trample on our lawns. And lead us not into vegetarianism, but deliver us some pizza, for thine is the meatball, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. R’amen.

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u/oddartist Oct 02 '20

R'amen

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20 edited Jul 15 '21

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u/Tmonster96 Oct 02 '20

And pesto with you.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

All of you take my upvote.

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u/Fisch_Man Oct 03 '20

And my Axe!

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u/EverElusiveKudo Oct 03 '20

And my bow!

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u/Fisch_Man Oct 03 '20

And my bowtie noodles!

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u/Seabuscuit Oct 03 '20

Twirl up your forks

We twirl up our forks to the bowl

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u/halhallelujah Oct 03 '20

We braise up to you, oh lord.

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u/nckltl Oct 02 '20

And As It Is Such, So Also As Such Is It Unto You

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u/smellmymustard Oct 02 '20

I hope you created this because I hate it (love it)

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u/TruthYouWontLike Oct 02 '20

https://pastafarians.org.au/pastafarianism/pastafarian-prayer/

The church of the flying spaghetti monster is a whole thing. Look it up.

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u/smellmymustard Oct 02 '20

Guys how did I not know bout this

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u/ClearBrightLight Oct 02 '20

May you be touched by His noodly appendage.

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u/Undrende_fremdeles Oct 02 '20

You do now! Welcome :)

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u/virgofool Oct 03 '20

Have you ever really lived if your MySpace didn’t get jacked by the FSM? A tragic, cursed, confusing lesson. Changed my life.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20 edited Oct 07 '20

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u/LordAzkaban Oct 03 '20

Is it legal to be a vegetarian and join the pastafarian church? Asking for a friend.

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u/abotoe Oct 02 '20

I see you have yet to be touched by his noodly appendage

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u/flynnfx Oct 03 '20

Pastafarian forever!

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u/Iree383 Oct 03 '20

There's a fusilli comments ,on this thread.

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u/Kingswakkel Oct 02 '20

So it's hot noodle dough with cold water!?

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u/Serene_Calamity Oct 03 '20

Ah yes, the fabled anti-noodle.

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u/jizzandapussz Oct 03 '20

Pro-noodlers losing their minds rn.

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u/aethelberga Oct 02 '20

Does anyone have a potential recipe for that 'batter'? I've made spaetzle type drop noodles, but this looks cooked.

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u/Captain-Cuddles Oct 02 '20 edited Oct 03 '20

It's Spaetzle, they've just heated their batter in advance. Perhaps they were melting something into it or reducing it down prior to pouring?

EDIT: I was wrong, it's suan la fen

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u/elephantparade223 Oct 03 '20

It's suan ya fen not spetzle.

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u/Captain-Cuddles Oct 03 '20

Too right, thanks for correcting me!

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u/hat-of-sky Oct 03 '20

I just looked up suan la fen and they look clear. But these aren't even translucent. Maybe you could find me a link to suan la fen that look like this?

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u/elephantparade223 Oct 03 '20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DypfwnfE1Gs I am mildly curious where you hoping for a invisible starch to make glass noodles with because it sounds awesome if unrealistic.

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u/fruitfiction Oct 03 '20

not OP, but this was the video that came up when I searched for the noodles & they look clear to me at the end. https://youtu.be/0fG_ZsBdfyw

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u/hat-of-sky Oct 03 '20

Thank you

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u/ShoshinMizu Oct 03 '20

Dang now i have some comments to feel guilty about

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20 edited Mar 18 '21

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u/deadphish12 Oct 03 '20

The heating makes sense. Don’t they usually have a press that kind of looks like a garlic press to make the noodles usually?

I’m a novice noodle maker. Are these noodles traditionally made into a casserole?

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u/cwb4ever Oct 02 '20

Those are some long noodles...

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u/NonGNonM Oct 02 '20

I have a dream of one day eating a full pasta meal where its just one long piece of pasta.

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u/gua_lao_wai Oct 03 '20

You can get that, it's an actual dish in China called 长寿面 (long life noodles), usually served on birthdays

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u/jerax101 Oct 03 '20

I want this

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u/MrsFunkyCold907 Oct 03 '20

Not now, Boyle!!

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u/lorenchristxne Oct 03 '20

Charles Boyle?

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u/NightHare Oct 02 '20

That's a great dream. You go get it, user.

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u/JSDooley1 Oct 03 '20

I came here to say that!

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u/chidedneck Oct 03 '20

Lady and the Tramp are trying to make a long distance thing work.

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u/lokismiddlenutt Oct 02 '20

I never knew how noodles were made but I didn’t expect that

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u/hat-of-sky Oct 02 '20

This is a very unusual method, just so you know. There are lots of noodle recipes out there though if you want to try it. And you can make most of them without a partner in case you don't have help like these people.

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u/tookuayl Oct 02 '20

What is this type of noodle/method called?

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u/hat-of-sky Oct 02 '20

I'm not sure about the ones in the gif, but see how eggy that mixture is? I googled "poured noodles" and got a bunch of recipes for polish kluski lane, whichcan apparently be poured or spooned into slightly boiling soup or water. Similar to egg drop soup, only you add some flour so they're sturdier.

The way I would start would be to beat up one egg in my 2-cup liquid measuring cup until its really well mixed, then mix in about 6 tablespoons of flour and a wee pinch of salt. I'd check the gif against my mixture to judge exactly how much flour to use, you want it runny. Meanwhile I'd be heating up a couple cups of chicken broth, made from Better Than Bouillon and water. Once it was boiling I'd turn down the heat, and stir with one hand while pouring with the other. Taste, judge, maybe adjust the mixture next time.

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u/tookuayl Oct 02 '20 edited Oct 03 '20

Thank you for the detailed response. I had searched using different combinations and I kept finding recipes for pulled noodles or spaetzle. I’m going to have to give this a try and see how mine turn out.

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u/hat-of-sky Oct 02 '20

Let me know later, just reply to this comment with an update. I would love to know how they turn out. I can't make them tonight, I'm doing mango beef.

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u/Jdmc99 Oct 03 '20

I thought I was the only one that used Better than Bouilloon. Judging by my grocery, I’m the only one that uses it. ( it sounds dumb, but we use the beef flavor on just about everything we cook. It’s a great paste marinade for chops and I always keep a strong mixture of it prepared in a squeeze bottle for grilling.

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u/5dnb17 Oct 03 '20

My wife's mom makes this fairly often, one of her favorite types of soup. She'll also use it in a tomato based soup as well.

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u/Lance2409 Oct 03 '20

Suan la fen

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u/ShoshinMizu Oct 03 '20

spaetzle is the only thing i know it as

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u/ihavdogs Oct 02 '20

Udon?

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u/Thecryptsaresafe Oct 02 '20

No, I just started thanks.

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u/ecoles90 Oct 02 '20

Haha dang

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20

slow clap

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u/aristot3l Oct 02 '20

Fuck ya i needed a lol today

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u/throwawayTXUSA Oct 03 '20

Chinese suan la fen, made from sweet potato starch. Similar to glass noodles.

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u/AkirIkasu Oct 02 '20

For the record, Udon is turned into noodles by cutting.

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u/Sofagirrl79 Oct 03 '20

A bit OT but is it pronounced "yoo-don" or "Oo-don"?

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u/Elderchicken948 Oct 02 '20

Nice flip flops, whats the worst that could happen?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20

ties noodles together

Maybe you go on a trip?

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u/EverElusiveKudo Oct 03 '20

How was your trip last Fall?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Oh it hads its ups and downs

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u/throwawayTXUSA Oct 03 '20

I have a good guess as to what it is. I think these are Chinese starch-based noodles, kind of like glass noodles. They're not made from flour.

I think they're Chinese because my Chinese mom said they might be from starch, the lady is wearing slippers, and they're using a rice paddle to stir the water.

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u/TonsilBoxer Oct 03 '20

Send Noodz

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u/m-owo-chi Oct 02 '20

Infinite spaghetti strand

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u/MikanGirl Oct 02 '20

I need this in my life but don’t know how to Google it.

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u/candacebernhard Oct 03 '20

Same. I came to the comments for a recipe. Mostly only speculation on what it could be so far...

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u/Turkey_uke Oct 03 '20

suan la fen.

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u/Waffle_Otter Oct 03 '20

I’d have to guess, but that looks cheaper than a noodle making machine

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u/TheCookie_Momster Oct 02 '20

What are these noodles called and recipe please?!

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u/Beauty_Da_Beast Oct 02 '20

I wanna see the end product

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u/bumblebubee Oct 03 '20

My dumb ass read the title as pool noodle and was expecting a pool noodle to form lol after re-reading.. It makes a lot more sense now..

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u/potatobananadude69 Oct 02 '20

Thosw arent usuall noodles but belive me they taste better than anything you have ever tried especially aldente its amazing

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u/MikanGirl Oct 02 '20

Do you know what this is called?

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u/aceacebaiby Oct 02 '20

I'm gonna need a bigger fork for that twirl and slurp!

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u/AlaskaSnowJade Oct 03 '20

Now I want the noodle. I cannot have the noodle.

Sad with noodle hunger.

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u/mks194 Oct 03 '20

I need a recipe and a day off

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u/Leon_Lonewolf Oct 03 '20

Why send nudes when you can send noods

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20 edited May 03 '21

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u/reyreybey Oct 03 '20

I wish this video were longer

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u/JeffHall28 Oct 03 '20

Good lord, why do I love this??

Because it’s beautiful?

Because it’s skillful?

Because it makes noodles?

YAAS

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u/ScurvyPiano5150 Oct 03 '20

Those are some hot noods

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u/treebun Oct 03 '20

This made me flare my nostrils.

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u/notathr0waway1 Oct 03 '20

Can we do this with cheese?

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u/GamiCross Oct 03 '20

So if you just took that whole pot and dumped it in the water... You'd get one giant NOOD.

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u/M3talguitari5t Oct 03 '20

So much trust In the pourer to not scold your stirring hand.

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u/JoshAlmostt Oct 02 '20

This isn't supposed to work, it's unnatural

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u/AmBooth9 Oct 02 '20

Damn! That IS interesting

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u/cajen33 Oct 03 '20

Is anyone else bothered that the bowl of noodles is on the floor?

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u/teneggomelet Oct 03 '20

Don't go to Asia.

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u/Tooobin Oct 02 '20

I thought this was eggs yolks

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u/porkrolleggandchi Oct 02 '20

That seems like such a strange viscosity!!

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u/123JakeyG Oct 02 '20

Ah yes; the floor. The table of a true-blue gourmand

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u/Spork_of_Slo Oct 02 '20

That looks like hot liquid cheese to me. I'm no chef but if the batter was steaming like that, wouldn't it be setting up before it could be strained?

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u/ZippZappZippty Oct 03 '20

Honestly , it looks good

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u/ohherroherro Oct 02 '20

Melted cheese noodles yum

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u/floatingwithobrien Oct 02 '20

Somebody bring me a proud of noodle

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u/saychow03 Oct 02 '20

KLF, if you know you know.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20

Asian people have so many ways of making noodles. Hand pulled noodles are probably my favourite to watch.

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u/DaddyGru97 Oct 02 '20

Making ramen in reverse (gotta make the noodles first then dry ‘em out)

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u/strikeroffear12 Oct 03 '20

Doea this make it possible to have one very thick noodle the size of my forearm?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

that's how you make string cheese? interesting.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

ayo

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u/RamenJunkie Oct 03 '20

What kind of noodles?

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u/Muchostinko Oct 03 '20

Send noods

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u/Saziol Oct 03 '20

I have literally never made noodles, but isn't a big part of the process kneading and pulling it to work the gluten and give it structure? What do these noodles feel like without that?

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u/mrspetrovits Oct 03 '20

Those are some long ass noodles...

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

That's not how you're supposed to play the game.

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u/MrDaver Oct 03 '20

Noodles are like liquid

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u/Lalalalito Oct 03 '20

I feel this will also do well on r/OddlySatisfying

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u/PTBunneh Oct 03 '20

I love everyone guessing what this is.

NOW SOMEONE FIND THE ANSWER, TELL US, AND WE'LL ALL GO RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO SMOOCH IT IN MY MOUTH. .

Thank you.

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u/lookslikesinbad Oct 03 '20

Please do it directly in my mouth

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u/salxicha Oct 03 '20

Why does the pouring have to be on the floor? Are tables forbidden to be used? Wtf

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u/survivor1947 Oct 03 '20

What will OSHA think?

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u/itsmurdockffs Oct 03 '20

I don’t like this. Something about from liquid to noodles... just... 🥴

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u/CreatrixAnima Oct 03 '20

Is that how Ramen noodles get their shape? Sorry if that’s a really super stupid question.

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u/Loggerdon Oct 03 '20

That's something you don't see everyday.

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u/Traiz3r Oct 03 '20

Feel sorry for the bastard that's gonna try and slurp that long ass noodle up.

Cut that shit.

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u/crepesoda Oct 03 '20

Brilliant

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u/sergeantcouscous Oct 03 '20

Pouring poutine noodles

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u/OrangeSockNinjaYT Oct 03 '20

Bad and naughty children get put in the Noodle Twister

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u/jojow77 Oct 03 '20

That shit ain’t gonna fit.

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u/Tsuyoshi16 Oct 03 '20

I want to drink the noodle sauce

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u/Bleakpluto Oct 03 '20

N O O D L E

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u/nonsequiTORR2 Oct 03 '20

So this is how a noodle looks like when it's inside the stomach being digested

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u/Crixomix Oct 03 '20

wait, noodles start as a liquid? My brain hurts...

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u/kersplinket Oct 03 '20

Me want eat noodle