Summer is coming, and it's the season to eat cold noodles!
Cold noodles vary from country to country
Thai
Chilled noodles in Thailand date back 200 years, when cold dishes were introduced, and then winter noodles were featured in the poetry collection of King Rama I of Bangkok, making it possible to combine the two into cold noodles at this time. However, the Thai rice noodles that are commonly used today were introduced to Thailand after the exchange with China after King Rama II. As for instant noodles, it is a new way of using it in the last decade or so.
Thailand is hot and humid all year round, so there are traces of cold noodles from street food to royal cuisine. Traditional rice noodles are made from fragrant rice to make rice noodles or winter noodles, but the most commonly used is instant noodles, which are seasoned with curry and coconut milk, and fish sauce, lemon juice, chili sauce and coconut sugar.
Chinese
In ancient China, noodle soup was called "soup cake", and cold noodles were called "cold tao". Legend has it that the origin of cold noodles is due to the repeated wars in ancient times, and the common people used leftover noodles to eat quickly in order to take refuge. The most typical Chinese sesame sauce cold noodles in modern times are said to have originated in Beijing, and until now Beijingers still retain the habit of eating cold noodles. Another popular cold noodle is Yunnan rice noodles, which are said to have a history of more than 100 years.
Japanese-style
Soba noodles appeared in the Edo period and were introduced by Zen temples, and were used as a snack or snack for socializing at the time, and are still considered the "shojin ryori" of temples. Udon noodles are from the Muromachi period and are said to have been brought back from the Tang Dynasty by a Kobo Daishi, and the method of eating cold noodles was introduced from Joseon.
In the winter, Japanese noodles are eaten in hot soup, but in summer, soba, udon and even ramen become refreshing cold noodles. While Japan's Shikoku region likes to slip it down the throat in one bite, Tokyo chews and eats it silently.
Korean-style
Korean cold noodles originated in North Korea, and are most famous for Pyongyang's cold soup noodles and Hamhung's cold noodles, while noodles are mainly soba noodles, and then gradually spread to South Korea. One of the ways of wellness in Koreans is to adopt a "eat according to the season" diet, so eat hot food (such as ginseng and chicken soup) in the summer to make the body sweat to cool down, and eat cold food (such as cold noodles) in the winter to make the body feel cold first, and naturally produce a warm feeling in the external environment.
Koreans like to eat high-fat foods such as barbecue, and they have the habit of adding a bowl of cold noodles after eating barbecue, and the addition of vinegar to the cold buckwheat noodles and broth can dissolve the oiliness. That's why there is a saying in Korea: "No matter how full you eat barbecue, there is room for cold noodles." 」
Italian
The exact origin of spaghetti is unknown, and most people believe that it originated from ancient Italians who did not want to waste food, so they used leftovers from the previous night and overnight noodles to make cold noodles. Traditional cold pasta is made with hand-kneaded or beveled noodles and is topped with only fresh tomatoes, Mazirela cheese and a dash of olive oil.
Traditionally, Italians only eat cold noodles during the summer months of June and August, and for Italians, cold pasta is just a snack, like our favorite beige salad, which is usually only seen during a late night or picnic. However, modern cold noodles have undergone many changes and have become a popular dish in Italian restaurants.