The origin of noodles

Noodles originated in China in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

China, Arabia and Italy all claim to be the birthplace of noodles, but the earliest written record of noodles is China in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, in 2005, Ye Maolin, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, discovered noodles with a history of more than 4,000 years at the Lajia site in Minhe County, Qinghai Province (buried by the earthquake about 4,000 years ago). Noodles are about 50 cm long and 0.3 cm wide, and are made of millet. There are the earliest written and physical evidence. Obviously, noodles originated in China.

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The value of noodles

1. Noodles contain copper. Although the demand for copper in a friend's body is not great, copper is an indispensable trace element in a friend's body, and noodles just contain copper, which plays a very good role in the development of a friend's hair, so friends can also eat some noodles in moderation to care for their hair.

Noodles have a very good effect on helping friends nourish their stomachs. Therefore, friends with indigestion can eat noodles when eating staple food. Because noodles are easier to absorb, noodle soup can help friends warm their stomachs, and friends with bad stomachs can eat more noodles to nourish their stomachs.

3. Noodles are low in calories and will absorb a lot of water during cooking. 100 grams of noodles will become 400 grams when cooked.

4, noodles have the characteristics of suppressing appetite, because noodles are digested slowly in the stomach, making people feel full for a long time and not easy to get hungry.

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