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Rice noodles in Japan: what it's called and where to buy it

Thin rice noodles are ビーフン and are in every supermarket. Flat noodles for pho and pad thai are sold as フォー or センレック.

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  • ビーフン

    bīfun · thin rice vermicelli

  • フォー

    fō · flat, for pho

  • センレック

    senrekku · medium, for pad thai

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Where to find it

In the shop

Dried noodle shelf for ビーフン; the ethnic food shelf for フォー and センレック.

Which shops

ビーフン everywhere. フォー and センレック at KALDI, Gyomu Super, larger supermarkets and Asian grocery shops.

Watch out

春雨 looks similar but is made from starch, not rice. It turns slippery and clear.

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