Chinese noodles - Quiz
Chinese noodles
  • 1. What are Chinese noodles generally made from?
A) Corn flour, potato starch, or oat flour
B) Barley flour, tapioca, or sweet potato starch
C) Rye flour, soybean paste, or millet
D) Wheat flour, rice flour, or mung bean starch
  • 2. Which type of noodles is more commonly produced in northern China?
A) Mung bean noodles
B) Rice noodles
C) Tapioca noodles
D) Wheat noodles
  • 3. Which type of noodles is more typical of southern China?
A) Oat noodles
B) Wheat noodles
C) Barley noodles
D) Rice noodles
  • 4. What technology is used for wheat noodles in northern China?
A) High-pressure hydraulic pressing
B) Manual bamboo rolling technology
C) Ancient wooden noodles mold technology
D) Modern automated extrusion molding
  • 5. What ingredients may be added to wheat flour noodles to give them a different color or flavor?
A) Vinegar, oil, and yeast
B) Egg, lye, and cereal
C) Soy sauce, sesame, and spices
D) Sugar, milk, and butter
  • 6. What is sometimes added in low quantities to change the texture and tenderness of the noodle strands?
A) Baking soda, cornstarch, or lard
B) Wheat gluten, potato flour, or oil
C) Egg whites, arrowroot or tapioca starch
D) Gelatin, rice starch, or butter
  • 7. Which illegal chemical cross-linker is quite commonly used in East Asia to whiten noodles and improve texture?
A) Calcium carbide
B) Melamine
C) Borax
D) Formaldehyde
  • 8. What are the basic ingredients used to make the dough for Chinese noodles?
A) Flour, oil, and eggs
B) Flour, sugar, and milk
C) Flour, yeast, and butter
D) Flour, salt, and water
  • 9. After mixing the dough by hand to form bar shapes, what is the next step in the cooking method described?
A) Frying the bars in hot oil
B) Freezing the bars instantly
C) Bending the bars for proofing
D) Cutting the bars into cubes
  • 10. What type of flour are Chinese type noodles generally made from?
A) Soft wheat flours
B) Whole grain pastry flours
C) All-purpose white flours
D) Hard wheat flours
  • 11. What are the characteristics of hard wheat flours used for Chinese noodles?
A) Dull grey color and crumbly texture
B) Bright creamy white or bright yellow color and firm texture
C) Transparent appearance and sticky texture
D) Dark brown color and soft mushy texture
  • 12. When was the automatic noodle machine invented?
A) 1950s
B) 1930s
C) 1970s
D) 1920s
  • 13. Within how many hours are fresh noodles often consumed due to quick discoloration?
A) 48 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 72 hours
D) 12 hours
  • 14. How long can the shelf life of fresh noodles be extended if stored under refrigeration?
A) 3–5 days
B) 24 hours
C) 1 month
D) 1–2 weeks
  • 15. How are fresh noodle strands dried in the dried processing method?
A) By smoking over wood fire
B) By microwave radiation or hot air blowers
C) By freezing and vacuum drying
D) By sunlight or in a controlled chamber
  • 16. After parboiling, what are Chinese noodles rinsed in?
A) Saltwater solution
B) Cold water
C) Hot boiling broth
D) Vinegar water
  • 17. What is applied to boiled noodles after draining to prevent sticking?
A) 5% sesame oil
B) A dusting of cornstarch
C) 1–2% vegetable oil
D) Cold running water
  • 18. Which type of noodle strands are steamed in a steamer and softened with water through rinsing?
A) Raw wheat dough strands
B) Dried rice noodle strands
C) Fresh alkaline noodle strands
D) Mung bean starch strands
  • 19. What are rice or other starch-based noodles typically made with?
A) Rice flour, wheat flour, and water
B) Rice flour, eggs, and lye
C) Only the starch or rice flour and water
D) Starch, salt, and vegetable oil
  • 20. Which types of noodles can be dried to create a shelf-stable product to be eaten months after production?
A) Fresh alkaline noodles
B) Peeled, pulled and kneaded noodles
C) Steamed and boiled noodles
D) Cut and extruded noodles
  • 21. Where were noodles invented?
A) Japan
B) China
C) Korea
D) Italy
  • 22. How many dish varieties are prepared using Chinese noodles in China?
A) Exactly one thousand
B) Only a few dozen
C) Hundreds
D) Tens of thousands
  • 23. Which Southeast Asian country is mentioned in the text as having adopted Chinese noodles?
A) Egypt
B) Australia
C) Brazil
D) Malaysia
  • 24. Is there a single Chinese word equivalent to the Western concept of 'noodles'?
A) Only in Cantonese
B) Only in Mandarin
C) No
D) Yes
  • 25. What are wheat noodles called in Japanese?
A) Mien
B) Mee
C) Men
D) Myeon
  • 26. What are wheat noodles called in Thai?
A) Mee
B) Men
C) Fun
D) Myeon
  • 27. What are wheat noodles called in Korean?
A) Fun
B) Mein
C) Myeon
D) Mee
  • 28. Which language uses 'mee' for wheat noodles and 'hoon' or 'hun' for non-wheat noodles?
A) Mandarin
B) Japanese
C) Hokkien (Min Nan)
D) Cantonese
  • 29. What are some noodles named after?
A) Their principal ingredient
B) The time of day they are eaten
C) The province capital's weather
D) The chef who invented them
  • 30. During which historical period is the earliest written record of noodles from?
A) Tang dynasty
B) Song dynasty
C) Eastern Han period
D) Western Han dynasty
  • 31. Along which route did Chinese noodle-making traditions spread to Central Asia?
A) The Trans-Siberian Route
B) The Tea Horse Road
C) The Silk Road
D) The Maritime Spice Route
  • 32. What were noodles known as in Persia?
A) Tang bing
B) Laksha
C) Laomian
D) Itriya
  • 33. What does the Farsi word 'laksha' mean?
A) Crispy
B) Slippery
C) Wheat cake
D) Long life
  • 34. Through whose influence did noodles spread westwards to Sicily and Spain?
A) Roman influence
B) Persian influence
C) Arab influence
D) Mongol influence
  • 35. What were noodles known as in Sicily and Spain?
A) Laomian
B) Tang bing
C) Laksha
D) Itriya
  • 36. Sometime after which century did noodles spread from Sicily to mainland Italy?
A) Tenth century
B) Fifteenth century
C) Twelfth century
D) Fifth century
  • 37. During which dynasty were noodle shops very popular in cities and remained open all night?
A) Eastern Han dynasty
B) Song dynasty
C) Qing dynasty
D) Western Han dynasty
  • 38. What were Chinese wheat noodles known as during earlier dynastic periods?
A) Slippery starch
B) Alimentary paste
C) Soup cake
D) Imitation noodles
  • 39. What is the Chinese term for 'soup cake'?
A) 拉麵
B) 靖康緗素雜記
C) 湯餅
D) 黃朝英
  • 40. What is the pinyin for the term 'soup cake'?
A) lào miàn
B) tāng bǐng
C) lì shā
D) jìngkāngxiāngsùzájì
  • 41. Who wrote the work 'A delightful mixed discussion on various scholarly topics'?
A) Huáng Cháo Yīng
B) Marco Polo
C) Gil Marks
D) Sima Qian
  • 42. In ancient times, what term was used collectively for bready foods like pasta?
A) Bing
B) Mian
C) Tang
D) Laksha
  • 43. Until what year could most dried Chinese noodles in the United States not be sold labelled as 'noodles'?
A) 2001
B) 1945
C) 1978
D) 1992
  • 44. Which food historian documented that Chinese noodle-making traditions spread along the Silk Road?
A) Huáng Cháo Yīng
B) Ibn Battuta
C) Marco Polo
D) Gil Marks
  • 45. Why do Chinese wheat noodles not require salt in the boiling liquid?
A) Because they absorb salt from the air
B) Because salt ruins their texture
C) Because they are usually made from salted dough
D) Because they are pre-salted externally
  • 46. What is the Chinese term for lye-water noodles?
A) Jiǎn miàn
B) Yóu miàn
C) Chow mein
D) Lamian
  • 47. How is the smell and taste of lye-water noodles described?
A) Salty
B) Sweet
C) Sour
D) Eggy
  • 48. Which chemical is NOT mentioned as a source of lye in noodles?
A) Sodium carbonate
B) Calcium hydroxide
C) Potassium hydroxide
D) Sodium chloride
  • 49. What are starch noodles made using?
A) Various plant starches
B) Ground rice grains
C) Oat flour and water
D) Wheat flour only
  • 50. What is the scientific name for the oat used for noodles in China?
A) Oryza sativa
B) Triticum aestivum
C) Panicum miliaceum
D) Avena nuda
  • 51. What is a characteristic of the process of making oat noodles?
A) Slicing them from large sheets
B) Pressing them through metal holes
C) Twisting them on a marble plate
D) Steaming them in bamboo baskets
  • 52. What crop were the oldest archaeological noodles in China made from?
A) Millet
B) Oats
C) Rice
D) Wheat
  • 53. In what year did archaeologists report finding 4000-year-old noodles at the Lajia site?
A) 2005
B) 2000
C) 2010
D) 1995
  • 54. What type of modern Chinese noodle did the ancient millet noodles resemble?
A) Lamian
B) Wonton noodles
C) Lo mein
D) Chow mein
  • 55. Which of the following is listed as a Chinese noodle dish?
A) Pad thai
B) Ramen
C) Ban mian
D) Pho
  • 56. Is Char kway teow listed as a Chinese noodle dish in the text?
A) Only in the introduction
B) No
C) Only in footnotes
D) Yes
  • 57. Which stir-fried noodle dish is included in the provided list?
A) Lo mein stir
B) Pan fried rice
C) Crispy wonton
D) Chow mein
  • 58. Which of the following dishes incorporates noodles according to the text?
A) Dumplings
B) Laksa
C) Sushi
D) Dim sum
  • 59. What is the name of the noodle dish starting with the letter L that is not Laksa or Lamian?
A) Liching
B) Ling nan
C) Lo mein
D) Long soup
  • 60. Which noodle dish features 'Re gan mian'?
A) It is a brand of lye water
B) Re gan mian is the dish itself
C) It is a type of rice slurry
D) It is an oat noodle topping
  • 61. Which noodle dish finishes the alphabetical list in the text?
A) Zhuniang
B) Zhajiangmian
C) Zha jiang
D) Zhejiang noodles
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