thin noodles
Angel hair type
Thin noodles are pasta or noodle varieties with a slender, delicate shape—angel hair, vermicelli, rice sticks, and similar types.
The term appears most often in recipes and on menus to distinguish from broader varieties: Cook the thin noodles until just tender.
In Asian cuisines especially, noodle width significantly affects texture and sauce absorption.
- vermicelliThread-like pasta strands
- angel hairExtremely fine pasta
- spaghettiniSlim wheat strands
- capelliniExtremely fine pasta
- slurpConsume with audible suction
broth · ramen · pho · slippery · delicate · twirl · strand · cellophane · wiry · soup · chopsticks · boil · stir fry · al dente · silky · steaming · bowl · tangled
noodle width/thickness
thin noodlesthick noodles
Wide, sturdy pasta strands
pappardelle · fettuccine · tagliatelle · udon · egg noodles