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Noodle and Dumpling Dishes

Dishes built around wheat, rice or buckwheat dough shaped into noodles or wrapped dumplings. Belongs here: Jiaozi, Khinkali, Manti, Pad Thai, Pelmeni, Ramen, Tteokbokki. Does not belong here: a rice or grain dish, or a bread, both grouped in their own subcategories despite sharing a starch base.

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Era of Emergence
2000 BCE 1
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1. Noodle - Wikipedia
Noodle, History section, oldest physical evidence
Quote, Noodle, History section, oldest physical evidence
The oldest physical evidence of noodles was from 4,000 years ago in China.
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