Thin wheat flour noodles

Somyeon 소면

These wheat noodles are very thin and white and are used in both hot and cold dishes. They are delightfully chewy! When using them in dishes, it’s generally best to get everything else ready and then cook the noodles last so you can enjoy them at their peak chewiness, before they go soggy.

You can find them in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese markets. Seal the package well and store in a cool place in the pantry.

Very very thin! Make sure to buy the right ones so your kongguksu will be delicious.

Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 10:20 am. Last updated on October 28, 2021.
Tagged: 가는 국수, 국수, korean food, korean ingredients, korean noodles, thin noodles, wheatflour noodles

Recipes that use thin wheat flour noodles (somyeon):

8 Comments:

Fatcat Poland, Warsaw joined 1/17 & has 2 comments
Posted January 6th, 2017 at 4:00 pm | Log in to reply or create a profile.
Hey, isn’t it the same as japanese somen? Can’t find korean one ;(
cjenifer California joined 8/10 & has 3 comments
Posted August 31st, 2010 at 2:15 pm | Log in to reply or create a profile.
I have Japanese noodles. It says “tomoshiraga somen.” is this the same thing?
sirdanilot Terneuzen, The Netherlands joined 10/09 & has 25 comments
Posted January 18th, 2010 at 6:03 am | Log in to reply or create a profile.
With difficulty I deciphered the Korean letters (using an online hangul chart) on a random bag of noodles I bought at the Korean store: it says GUKSU SOMYEON. Can I use these only for Kongguksu like it says on this page or can I put them in Jajangmyun, Jam Pong, etc. as well? Because I don’t really like the idea of cold noodles (not to mention it’s winter here!).
- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,047 comments
  Posted January 19th, 2010 at 1:43 am | Log in to reply or create a profile.
  Somyeon is my favorite noodles. I use it when I make noodle soup or bibimbguksu (mixed noodles with spicy seasoning).
  To make tasty jjajangmyeon and jjampong, these noodles are usually used.
  https://www.maangchi.com/ingredients/jja-jjang-myun-noodles
  But who would care if you use the thin noodles in jjajangmyeon or jjampong? Try it out. Thank you for your question!
- fridabag15 New Jersey joined 5/10 & has 12 comments
  Posted May 7th, 2010 at 6:41 pm | Log in to reply or create a profile.
  I’ve made Jjajangmyeon with those exact noodles and it still came out tasty…Uh oh! Now I’m hungry and I want to make some jjajangmyeon. Got to go!!! *Runs to the kitchen and starts chopping vegetables and pork*
  - Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,047 comments
    Posted May 7th, 2010 at 6:58 pm | Log in to reply or create a profile.
    I can almost hear you chopping vegetables, chop chop chop! : )
- anastasialeehanbyul Seoul, South Korea joined 2/12 & has 2 comments
  Posted February 18th, 2012 at 4:34 am | Log in to reply or create a profile.
  I could not find special noodles for jjajangmyeon, so I cooked some spaghetti and poured jjajang sauce over it, tasted delicious still!
  - Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,047 comments
    Posted February 18th, 2012 at 9:56 am | Log in to reply or create a profile.
    Yes, spaghetti noodles will work well! Happy cooking!