Noodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There is a great variety

of Chinese noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape

within China, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian nations with

sizable overseas Chinese populations.

countries such as Korea and Japan (dangmyeon and ramen, for example, are both of

Chinese origin), as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines,

Thailand, and Cambodia.