Should I use cold or hot water to make noodles?

Noodles are a kind of food that Chinese people like very much. They have a smooth texture, are easy to digest, chewy, and have high nutritional value. They are also rich in nutrients and are quite popular among people nowadays. However, because of this, the taste of noodles will also change a lot. Hot water should be used when making noodles, but after the noodles are served, they need to be placed in cold water. This can make the surface of the noodles smooth and prevent them from sticking together.

The water temperature during cooking has a great influence on the taste of the noodles. When cooking noodles, do not wait until the water boils before throwing the noodles in. Because noodles are made of dry flour, when they come into contact with high temperature and water vapor, the starch on the surface will gelatinize and become sticky, and the noodles will easily become a sticky mass. The surface of such noodles is soft and sticky, but the center is still raw. When the sticky powder on the surface spreads out, it will be cooked into a pot of "thick soup" with the noodles not being formed, the inside being hard, the soup being sticky and turbid, and the taste being bad.

However, this cooking method is not suitable for dry noodles. If it is wet noodles, such as hand-rolled noodles, knife-cut noodles, ramen, etc., you must put them in the pot when the water is boiling and cook them over high heat. Add cold water each time it boils. Generally, it will be cooked after adding boiling water twice. When cooking dried noodles and pasta, avoid putting them in boiling water. When small bubbles start to rise from the bottom of the pot, put the noodles in and stir it a few times. When the water in the pot boils, add some cold water and wait for the water to boil again. In this way, the dry noodles cooked with warm water can be refreshing and tender, and the noodle soup can be clear.

Sometimes the noodles are cooked in the pot for too long and there is no time to scoop them out, and they become a mushy lump, which makes you lose your appetite. In fact, as long as you add a little salt to the pot when cooking noodles, you can effectively prevent the noodles from sticking together. This way, the cooked noodles will not become mushy and will have a chewy texture. In fact, there are many such little tricks in life that can make our lives more convenient and comfortable, but many of them require careful observation and discovery. Being caring people in life together will make life happier.