North American Noodle Dishes

Gathers the noodle dishes characteristic of North American culinary traditions, including macaroni and cheese, chicken noodle casseroles, and noodle dishes adapted from immigrant Italian and Asian American cooking into everyday North American home and restaurant menus. The grouping reflects how the cuisine itself classifies these wheat- or rice-based staples, by shape and cooking method, whether boiled, steamed or fried, rather than by filling or sauce, since the same dough tradition often produces both a plain noodle and a filled dumpling.