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FAQ
Chinese varieties made from mung bean starch are called Chinese vermicelli, bean threads, or bean thread noodles. Chinese varieties made from sweet potato starch are called fentiao or hongshufen. Thicker Korean varieties made with sweet potato starch are called sweet potato noodles or dangmyeon.
Made from sweet potato starch, Korean dangmyeon noodles are naturally fat free and low in calories, making them a healthy choice for noodle lovers.
Dangmyeon (당면)/Glass noodles/Korean Vermicelli is a type of noodle that's usually made from purified sweet potato starch and water. They have a greyish color and is opaque when they are uncooked but become translucent when cooked. It also becomes thicker and soft, also chewy and stringy when cooked.
These noodles are made from sweet potato starch and are nearly transparent after they've been cooked. They're essential for making japchae. In a pinch you can substitute with cellophane noodles (a.k.a. “glass noodles”) or Chinese vermicelli, which are similar but made with mung bean starch.
Glass noodles are lower in calories and GI.. This is because they can absorb a lot more water than rice and wheat noodles; so a plate of cooked glass noodles actually contains less carbs because there's more water in it. They are also lower in glycemic index than rice or wheat noodles.