<p><strong>All noodles are pasta</strong>, all pastas are not noodles.</p><p>Spaghetti and fettuccine are both noodles and pasta. Rice noodles like ramen are noodles but not pasta.</p>

Are noodles a type of pasta?

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        </div><p>I think the problem here is that the definitions overlap quite a bit, which is always a good cause for confusion.</p><p>Pasta is defined as shaped dough made of Durum wheat and boiled in water. That is the traditional pasta in my opinion.</p><p>Noodles are uaully long and thin, and can be made of any starchy material, like rice or even beans.</p><p>Basically, things like risoni or even fusilli are pasta, but not noodles.
Spaghetti and fettuccine are both noodles and pasta.
Rice noodles like ramen are noodles but not pasta.</p><div itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="6">
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        </div><p>All noodles are pasta, all pastas are not noodles. For instance couscous is pasta, but it bears no resemblance to a noodle. Most pasta is made of wheat flour, but not all. Even if it's made of rice or some other grain, it's still pasta, but it might not be a noodle.</p><div itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="0">
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        </div><p>Noodle is or atleast has become a shape. Period.
In taste texture usage and ingredients, Asian and Italian "noodles" are different creatures altogether.  And yes pasta is not just referring to the shape of a cooked duram wheat for. It's more of a reference to the entire dish or end result. It's a bit of a misnomer as pasta is the "noodle"" and the end resulting dish. 
When I think "noodle" I think of Asian cuisine. Not Italian. However many north American folks think noodles not pasta when eating say spaghetti or linguine... why??? Not sure. It's pasta man.</p>

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<p>I think the problem here is that the definitions overlap quite a bit, which is always a good cause for confusion. </p>

<p>Pasta is defined as shaped dough made of Durum wheat and boiled in water. That is the traditional pasta in my opinion. </p>

<p>Noodles are uaully long and thin, and can be made of any starchy material, like rice or even beans. </p>

<p>Basically, things like risoni or even fusilli are pasta, but not noodles. Spaghetti and fettuccine are both noodles and pasta. Rice noodles like ramen are noodles but not pasta. </p>

<p>All noodles are pasta, all pastas are not noodles. For instance couscous is pasta, but it bears no resemblance to a noodle. Most pasta is made of wheat flour, but not all. Even if it's made of rice or some other grain, it's still pasta, but it might not be a noodle. </p>

<p>Noodle is or atleast has become a shape. Period. In taste texture usage and ingredients, Asian and Italian "noodles" are different creatures altogether. And yes pasta is not just referring to the shape of a cooked duram wheat for. It's more of a reference to the entire dish or end result. It's a bit of a misnomer as pasta is the "noodle"" and the end resulting dish. When I think "noodle" I think of Asian cuisine. Not Italian. However many north American folks think noodles not pasta when eating say spaghetti or linguine... why??? Not sure. It's pasta man. </p>

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