Techniques for Making Oriental Noodles

Making oriental noodles from home is not a difficult feat. There are packages of noodles that you can purchase from the grocery store, or for a healthier option, you can make your own. Noodles are an important staple in many oriental dishes; therefore, knowing how to make them will make your dishes better.

• Hand Made: Noodles are created from a mix of flours and water. After it is kneaded thoroughly, allow it to rest for twenty minutes before rolling it out and creating your noodles in the length and width you wish it to be.


• Pasta Machine:  A pasta machine is an efficient way of making any type of noodles. Once the dough has been prepared as it would be by hand, place the dough in a pasta machine and press so that the noodles come out through the holes in nice, even pieces. Be careful not to add too much water to the dough because it will make it sticky and then the dough can gum up the machine.


• Extrusion Method: The extrusion method is what most store bought noodles are created from. This is a template that creates noodles all the same length and width. Once the dough has been made, place it on top of the template and push it through the template to create your noodles. The dough should be fairly soft so that it will go through the template easily.


• Jumping: The jumping method is often used to create Udon noodles, which are made from stiffer dough. It is called jumping because once the dough has been created and kneaded, it needs to be placed in a plastic bag and placed on the floor. Jump on the bag full of dough until it is flattened. Once the dough is flattened, roll it up tightly and place it back in the bad to be jumped on once again until it is flat. Repeat this process twice more than ball it up and repeat one last time. Once it has been stomped on a total of five times, fold the dough in thirds and cut into thin, even strips.