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Etymology

"The word noodle derives from German "Nudel", meaning pasta." That`s incorrect, it derives from the Latin word Nodus!

Actually, both are right - it's Latin via German. I've corrected this. Rd232 12:22, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My edition of the Oxford English Dictionary does not show the latin nodus root and but says the root is unclear. It does give the German "nudel". Can someone give us a roman use of nodus relating to some food? I found the history of pasta very interesting. While cooked noodles can look like a knot, it's English roots are not clear. --Rcollman 12:47, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

History

You cant say, that Italian people claim to have invented noodles! They only claim, that they have taken over this tradition from Etruscans and Greeks. Its also wrong to say, the Chinese can claim for this invention, because at that time there was no such thing as "China" in any form. The people of the Quijia-Culture are also believed to be under the first groups in this region to have produced bronce, wich came relatively late to Asia from the West. So maybe the art of making noodles came alongside with the art of making bronce, or maybe it didnt. Nationalism and cuisine sucks anyway. -- 62.178.137.216 21:16, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Mention may be made of Marco Polo who brought spaghetti back to Italy from China. The Travels of Marco Polo supposedly backs this up and I will download from Gutenberg to investigate. At the very least it is a common legend among the Italian people.

He couldn't have brought back "spaghetti" from China. They created their own versions of noodles from the Chinese ones. 66.91.211.32 09:09, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure they claim the invention of noodles, since the Italians were at the height of European civilization. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.38.205.160 (talk) 23:18, August 25, 2007 (UTC)

I don't think this quote is correct: "The 4,000-year-old noodles appear to have been made from noodles and broomcorn millet." Shouldn't it read, "The 4,000-year-old noodles appear to have been made from broomcorn millet."?

Terminology

My ex-wife used to claim vehemently that "noodles" were a food distinct from "spaghetti", and got all jumping up and down whenever anyone spoke of "spaghetti noodles". I have no way of knowing the basis for her assertion, but thought that Wikipedia might shed some light. The existing article appears to contradict, but I wonder whether anyone else has information to confirm or deny my ex's passionately held belief. Dbhelphrey 21:27, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was taught that it's not a "noodle" unless egg went into making it - if there wasn't egg, such as in spaghetti, it's "pasta." However, this notion doesn't seem like it extends well to the very wide diversity of noodles beyond Italian pasta. Nerwen 08:07, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Types of noodle dishes

I went along with this subheading. There was not a basic or simple noodle. There are so many ways to make them. I would like to see less pasta examples and more diverse cultural examples of the used of unleavened dough that are called noodles in english. Thinking about linking and the category(s) or template around noodle. Another day. --Rcollman 13:00, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think its wrong to omit Italian noodles since they have been influential in creating many of the varieties mentioned in this article. They are also responsible for other types not mentioned in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.124.162.54 (talk) 09:23, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is the "acorn noodle" really made with marmalade?? Mbuyum (talk) 22:12, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

This page is constantly being vandalised = are there any steps we can take on Wikipedia to protect it? Kunchan (talk) 17:44, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are but I wouldn't say there has been a sufficient abuse of editing priviledges to warrant a lock RaseaC (talk) 17:04, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Noodle not exclusively an Asian food

So far this articles evokes the impression that noodles are an exclusively Asian type of food. The list of types states only Asian ones. This is highly inaccurate. Noodles exist in many different countries. Especially Italian noodles ("pasta") are known throughout the world.

Reading this article, one might think that 'noodle' is an Asian dish, and 'pasta' an Italian one. Of course, this is not so. "Pasta" is merely the Italian word for "noodle". The abundance of Italian noodles (350 varieties) justify a separate Pasta article. But this should not lead to the Noodle article dealing with Asian noodles only.

I have removed the statement that pasta is an Italian type of noodle dish for of the aforementioned reasons, and instead added pasta to the list of Wheat types of noodles. I have also added the German "spätzle" to that list. The whole article ought to be rewritten, though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.177.155.119 (talk) 18:30, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Difference between noodles and pasta?

Is there a difference between noodles and pasta? Or is it just that people use different words for the same thing? Personally, I think that noodles are thinner and more curvy than pasta, and spaghetti is pasta simply because the Italians made it.90.230.80.104 (talk) 20:22, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]