What's your favourite kind of noodle?

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Neil and Beth discuss the history of noodles and teach you some new vocabulary.

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0:00.0	6 Minute English from BBC LearningEnglish.com.
0:07.3	Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
0:11.3	I'm Neil.
0:12.0	And I'm Beth.
0:13.2	Do you enjoy eating noodles, Beth?
0:16.2	I love noodles, yes.
0:18.6	I think my favourite are udon, the big thick ones.
0:22.0	Mmm, they're so good.
0:23.3	Well, some people buy them dried in a packet.
0:26.1	Others make them fresh from wheat or rice,
0:29.3	but there is little doubts that noodles are popular around the world.
0:33.6	From their origins, probably somewhere in China,
0:37.0	noodle recipes were spread by traders on the ancient Silk Road.
0:41.5	At each destination along the road, people gave noodles a twist, adding different flavours and ingredients to create a new dish.
0:49.6	In this programme, we'll visit the United States and Japan, two countries which have taken
0:55.2	noodles and created exciting new varieties.
0:58.6	As usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary.
1:01.5	And remember, you can read along with the transcript of this program, available now on
1:06.1	our website, BBClearningEnglish.com.
1:09.0	But first, Neil, I have a question for you.
1:11.9	As well as different shapes and ingredients,
1:14.7	noodles come in many different flavours.
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