The Lajia noodles
A 4,000-year-old bowl of noodles
In 2005 thin yellow strands were found in an upturned pot at Lajia on the Yellow River: the oldest known noodles, about 4,000 years old. Mudflows buried the village; since millet alone cannot form noodles, other starches were probably mixed in.
Wikipedia (English) · 20th century BC
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The oldest known noodles are about 4,000 years old. The thin yellow strands were found in 2005 in an upturned pot at Lajia on the Yellow River, a village buried by mudflows. Share →