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[edit] Vermicelli: Rice Sticks?

I'm no expert, but from what I've seen and read in many places, 'Rice sticks' and Vermicelli rice noodles are completely different. Thai Sen yai, or Vietnamese bánh phở noodles - closer to Shāhé fěn noodles would be classed as 'rice sticks' wouldn't they? J.P.Lon 23:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Let me give my experience. Rice vermicelli (mifen) are marketed in the U.S. (even in large supermarkets) as "rice sticks." So we know the very thin "mifen" as "rice sticks" in the U.S. However, the more I read about this term (is there a literal Chinese translation of "rice sticks"?), I think the thicker round rice noodles, such as Guilin mifen (桂林米粉),photos or the thick rice noodles used to make laksa,photo or those used in Vietnam for bun bo Hue,photo or bún riêuphoto are the "real" rice sticks. Do you agree? Badagnani 23:40, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
I think bánh phở are flat, not round. I think "rice sticks" are the thicker round noodles such as those shown in the photos above. I don't know about "sen yai." Badagnani 23:49, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
This website says that "rice sticks" are any Asian rice noodle, and come in three sizes: thin, medium, and wide. Badagnani 00:07, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

That website also says 'rice vermicelli:...Substitutes: thin rice sticks... J.P.Lon 08:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

That is confusing. I think the people who made the website don't fully understand the uses of these terms. The photo for "thin rice sticks" looks slightly thicker than the "rice vermicelli" photo but then they say that "bun" is a type of "thin rice sticks." But in my understanding "bun" are a type of rice vermicelli. I think the usage of "rice sticks" is flexible, as evidenced by the photos of all the different widths of rice noodle marketed using this English term. Badagnani 08:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
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Badagnani 00:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)