HalfSquat Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Before I came to Thailand I ate quite a lot of Thai food in London. Most of it was very nice and I really liked the noodles that came with some if it. The noodles were yellow and about 3 mm thick. I've not seen noodles like this in Thailand - perhaps they are not a Thai noodle. Any ideas what they might be called over here or what dishes they come with? I'm not a massive fan of the phad thai type flat noodle. Thanks!
AyG Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Yellow noodles usually contain egg (hence the colour). The most comment type of egg noodle in the Orient is "ramen" - originally Chinese, but adopted by the Japanese. However, it's thinner than you describe. Tesco-Lotus stocks a thicker type of egg noodle (fresh in small packets) that claims to originate from Vietnam - this might be what you've had before. But, as far as I'm aware, traditional Thai noodles don't use egg.
Jingthing Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Here goes: The third genre of noodle, ba-mii is made from wheat flour and sometimes egg ... it's yellowish in color and always the same size. Yes they are Thai but all Thai noodle preparations are similar to Southern Chinese noodle preparations. Rice noodles (kuaytiaw) come in different sizes. Source: Lonely Planet World Food Thailand
HalfSquat Posted September 5, 2009 Author Posted September 5, 2009 From doing a Google image search they look like hokkien noodles which come from Singapore / Malaysia Now to find a restaurant in Bangkok that does them with Thai dishes.
icygal Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 I seen street food stalls selling noodles also but I only know how to order noodles soup. But not dry yellow noodles, how to tell them?
IMA_FARANG Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Before I came to Thailand I ate quite a lot of Thai food in London.Most of it was very nice and I really liked the noodles that came with some if it. The noodles were yellow and about 3 mm thick. I've not seen noodles like this in Thailand - perhaps they are not a Thai noodle. Any ideas what they might be called over here or what dishes they come with? I'm not a massive fan of the phad thai type flat noodle. Thanks! I'm certainly not an expert but I Googled this topic and here is an article from an English language site about Thai noodle soups (like form the street vendors) and also has some info on type of noodles you can find. go to: http://www.thaicultureblogs.com/index.php/...les-in-thailand to read the article.
Michaelaway Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Before I came to Thailand I ate quite a lot of Thai food in London.Most of it was very nice and I really liked the noodles that came with some if it. The noodles were yellow and about 3 mm thick. I've not seen noodles like this in Thailand - perhaps they are not a Thai noodle. Any ideas what they might be called over here or what dishes they come with? I'm not a massive fan of the phad thai type flat noodle. Thanks! Here 'ya go: THAI NOODLES: From one source: (1) sen yai (big rice noodles) – a white, flat noodle made from white rice flour (2) sen mee (rice vermicelli) – a small wiry looking rice flour noodle (3) sen lek (small rice noodles) – a medium flat rice flour noodle (4) ba mee – a yellow, egg and wheat flour noodle (5) wun sen (cellophane noodle) – a very thin, wiry, clear soya bean flour noodle (6) kanom jeen – stringy & white; made from rice flour mixed with water From another source: ผัดไทย pad thaiThai Fried Noodles ขนมจีนน้ำยาkhanom jeen nam yaa Noodles in Fish Curry Sauceราดหน้าraad naa Noodles in thick gravy; usually sen yai (big)ราดหน้าทะเลRaad naa ta-lay Noodles in thick gravy w/seafood ผัดซีอิ๊วpat see oohFried noodles in soy sauce; usually sen yai (big) บะหมี่เกี๊ยวba-mee gieowEgg noodles with wontons หมี่กะทิmee ga-tiPink Noodles with Coconut Sauce ข้าวซอยkaao soi Crispy Noodles (Chiang Mai) เย็นตาโฟyen dtaa fohPink Seafood Noodles หมี่กรอบmee gropCrispy Fried Noodles สุกี้น้ำsoo-kee naam Suki w/soupสุกี้แห้งsoo-kee haeng Dry Suki (without soup) ผัดมาม่าpat maa maaStir-fried Instant Noodles
Cuban Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 I've not seen noodles like this in Thailand - perhaps they are not a Thai noodle.Any ideas what they might be called over here or what dishes they come with? I'm not a massive fan of the phad thai type flat noodle. I'm no Thai linguist but the following words work for me when ordering from noodle soup stalls for example. 'Set lek' - Thai rice noodles - white in color, like thin spagetti. 'Set yai' - Thai rice noodles - thin but very wide - also often served fried with vegatables. 'Set Le-ung' - Yellow egg noodles, I think of them as being made with wheat rather than rice, great taste - my prefered choice. I suggest you print out this document <LINK>, it offers transliterations and Thai scrip for some of the options discussed. HTH.
aircut Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 I'm no Thai linguist but the following words work for me when ordering from noodle soup stalls for example.'Set lek' - Thai rice noodles - white in color, like thin spagetti. 'Set yai' - Thai rice noodles - thin but very wide - also often served fried with vegatables. 'Set Le-ung' - Yellow egg noodles, I think of them as being made with wheat rather than rice, great taste - my prefered choice. I suggest you print out this document it offers transliterations and Thai scrip for some of the options discussed. Hey Cuban..... It is SEHN not SET.... เส้น as in thread..... small thread, big thread etc.... The eggs noodles are called Bamee (บะหมี่) and NOT 'Set Le-ung'.....
HalfSquat Posted October 5, 2009 Author Posted October 5, 2009 Thanks. Ba-mee looks like what I'm after.
smint Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 Yep, I'm a fan of some of the noodles too. And ba-mee for noodles with the soup, and the dry one is ba-mee hang. But ba-mee seems to me to be the curlier version of the yellow noodles, a bit like permed hair, or am I wrong?
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