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Default Popular Oriental Dish

Dan S. wrote:
>> "Dan S." > wrote:
>>
>> Chap chae. They are made with sweet potato starch noodles which are
>> not your typical glass noodles which are usually made from bean or
>> rice starch. They are a golden grey color when uncooked and lose
>> some of that color when boiled, but then turn brown from sweet soy
>> and sesame oil when stir-fried.

>
> Interesting. We always used glass noodles. Only time I've ever used
> them. I'll have to try the sweet tater ones.


They really don't taste very different than bean thread noodles, but
they're much thicker and make for a different texture.

-sw