4,000-Year-Old Noodle Dish Found in China

[Crunchy Frog]

BEIJING (Oct. 13) - And you thought your leftovers were old. A 4,000-year-old bowl of noodles has been discovered at an archaeological site in western China - possible proof for the argument that China invented pasta before Italy.

"These are definitely the earliest noodles ever found," said Lu Houyuan, a researcher with the Institute of Geology in Beijing who studied the ingredients of the pristinely preserved pasta.

The discovery of the delicate yellow noodles in Minhe County in the province of Qinghai is reported in this week's edition of Nature magazine.<snip>

The noodles were made from a dough of two local varieties of millet - broomcorn and foxtail millet - rather than the more common wheat or rice. The dough was pulled into long strands before being boiled.

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I hope this qualifies as science. I found it interesting anyway.

[longship]

1. Researchers said they were just as yummy as ever.

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[billbuckhead]

4. Wonder if they has MSG?

:)

[meisje]

2. They found the wrapper as well

[newswolf56]

3. At least to me, archaeology is always interesting. And yes...

it surely qualifies as science -- and art too: the science/art of knowing ourselves.

[benburch]

5. Its a SIGN from the FSM.

Have YOU been touched by his noodly appendage?

[Somawas]

8. Indeed. 4,000 year old noodles are of Biblical age.

A sign from FSM.

[Crunchy Frog]

10. I think you're right about that.

This looks like incontravertable proof of the Flying Spaghetti Monster theory, and I think we should demand that they begin teaching it in our public schools.

We ignore signs sent by the Noodly Appendage at our peril.

[OldCurmudgeon]

13. no doubt further excavation...

no doubt further excavation will turn up ancient chinese pirate regalia, unless news of their discovery is suppressed by anti-FSM zealots!

[Lexingtonian]

6. I know....

the delivery guy brought them last week but I sent them back with him after a taste. He admitted they were 4000 years old but claimed that's all they'd had had in the kitchen at the time.

[yorkiemommie1]

7. i love archaeology and anthropology

and i love noodles! thanks!

maybe my great great great etc. gma left these, huh.

[HeeBGBz]

9. Proof of his noodly appendage!

I knew it must be true!

[chalky]

11. R-amen!!

n/t

[OneBlueSky]

12. probably a box of Kraft Mac & Cheese . . . n/t