Our full guide for Noodle lovers. the 10 best noodle recipes to try, have you ever tried all of them and what is your favorite?
Noodles are a staple food in many global cuisines and come in various shapes, sizes, and textures. Here’s a guide to some of the most popular noodle recipes from around the world.
10 Best Noodles Recipes to Try
1. Pad Thai (Thailand)
Description: Stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp or chicken, eggs, bean sprouts, and peanuts, seasoned with tamarind, fish sauce, and lime juice.
Key Ingredients: Rice noodles, eggs, shrimp or chicken, tamarind paste, fish sauce, bean sprouts, peanuts.
Read here how to make Pad Thai
2. Ramen (Japan)
Description: A Japanese soup dish with wheat noodles served in a savory broth, topped with slices of pork, nori (seaweed), and soft-boiled eggs.
Key Ingredients: Wheat noodles, pork broth, miso or soy sauce, nori, pork belly, eggs.
Read here how to make Ramen
3. Spaghetti Carbonara (Italy)
Description: An Italian pasta dish made with eggs, hard cheese, pancetta, and pepper, served with spaghetti.
Key Ingredients: Spaghetti, eggs, pecorino or parmesan cheese, pancetta, black pepper.
Read here how to make Spaghetti Carbonara
4. Pho (Vietnam)
Description: Vietnamese noodle soup made with beef or chicken, rice noodles, and fresh herbs.
Key Ingredients: Rice noodles, beef or chicken broth, sliced beef or chicken, bean sprouts, cilantro, basil.
Read here how to make Pho
5. Chow Mein (China)
Description: Stir-fried noodles with vegetables and a choice of meat, seasoned with soy sauce.
Key Ingredients: Wheat noodles, soy sauce, vegetables (cabbage, bean sprouts, carrots), chicken or shrimp.
Read here how to make Chow Mein
6. Pancit Canton (Philippines)
Description: Filipino stir-fried noodles with shrimp, pork, vegetables, and soy sauce.
Key Ingredients: Egg noodles, soy sauce, pork or shrimp, carrots, cabbage.
Read here how to make Pancit Canton
7. Laksa (Malaysia/Singapore)
Description: Spicy noodle soup with coconut milk, shrimp or chicken, and herbs.
Key Ingredients: Rice noodles, coconut milk, curry paste, shrimp or chicken, bean sprouts.
Read here how to make Laksa
8. Mac and Cheese (USA)
Description: An American comfort food with pasta baked in a creamy cheese sauce.
Key Ingredients: Macaroni pasta, cheddar cheese, milk, butter.
Read here how to make Mac and Cheese
9. Japchae (Korea)
Description: Korean sweet potato starch noodles stir-fried with vegetables, meat, and soy sauce.
Key Ingredients: Sweet potato starch noodles (dangmyeon), soy sauce, sesame oil, beef, spinach.
Read here how to make Japchae
10. Khao Soi (Thailand)
Description: Northern Thai curry noodle soup with coconut milk, crispy egg noodles, and chicken.
Key Ingredients: Egg noodles, curry paste, coconut milk, chicken.
Read here how to make Khao Soi
Which one of these noodle recipes is your favorite? We really love Pad Thai and Pho and Pancit Canton is the one we tried more times.
About the Author: Ruben, co-founder of Gamintraveler.com since 2014, is a seasoned traveler from Spain who has explored over 100 countries since 2009. Known for his extensive travel adventures across South America, Europe, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Africa, Ruben combines his passion for adventurous yet sustainable living with his love for cycling, highlighted by his remarkable 5-month bicycle journey from Spain to Norway. He currently resides in Spain, where he continues sharing his travel experiences with his partner, Rachel, and their son, Han.