The Chinese invented pasta

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Oct 2005, 09:58

The world's oldest noodles have been found in China, possibly proving for good they invented pasta/noodles. The Italians and Arabs have all laid claims to inventing pasta but the noodles in China date from about 2000 BC (4000 years ago) which is at least 2000 years before the idea came to Italy and the Romans.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4335160.stm

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 15 Oct 2005, 10:02

Check out that top image.... mmm yummy.

Fascinating article, cheers Grim.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Oct 2005, 10:08

Noodles mustve come from China to Italy then.
They dont eat pasta in India/Arab countries do they?

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 15 Oct 2005, 10:16

Why not? We eat their food, we eat Chinese food, Italian, Japanese, anything! You name it... everyone eats everyone elses' food!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Oct 2005, 10:23

Yeah I know, but I didnt know the Arabs eat noodles originally 2000 years ago or whatever

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 15 Oct 2005, 10:41

Nobody knows for sure if they did because none of us were around back then!

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 15 Oct 2005, 12:28

Pasta isn't popular in India at all.

Noodles aren't either, except for instant noodles.

Rice, veg and fish (in that order) are the most popular diets.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Oct 2005, 22:30

One fatal flaw Grim. Noodles aren't the same as pasta, no way.

Noodles are noodles, pasta is pasta.

I have no doubt the Chinese invent noodles. Chinese has to be one of the old cultures in Asia.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 27 Oct 2005, 08:21

Aren't modern Chinese noodles wheat based like Italian spaghetti, etc? I'd say theyre pretty similar right?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Oct 2005, 12:39

Similar but not the same.

The texture, consistency and taste are different. Besides pasta isn't just the stringy type.