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.