Naengmyeon
A bowl of naengmyeon | |||||||
| Alternative names | Raengmyŏn, cold noodles | ||||||
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| Type | Guksu | ||||||
| Course | Main course | ||||||
| Place of origin | North Korea | ||||||
| Region or state | Pyongyang and Hamhung | ||||||
| Associated cuisine | Korean cuisine | ||||||
| Serving temperature | Cold | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Noodles (flour and starch of buckwheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes) | ||||||
| Variations | Mul-naengmyeon, bibim-naengmyeon, hoe-naengmyeon | ||||||
| 110 kcal (460 kJ) | |||||||
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| Glycemic index | 62 (medium) | ||||||
| South Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 냉면 | ||||||
| Hanja | 冷麵 | ||||||
| RR | naengmyeon | ||||||
| MR | naengmyŏn | ||||||
| IPA | [nɛŋ.mjʌn] | ||||||
| North Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 랭면 | ||||||
| Hanja | 冷麵 | ||||||
| RR | raengmyeon | ||||||
| MR | raengmyŏn | ||||||
| IPA | [ɾɛŋ.mjʌn] | ||||||
Naengmyeon (냉면, in South Korea) or raengmyŏn (랭면, in North Korea) is a noodle dish of North Korean origin which consists of long and thin handmade noodles made from the flour and starch of various ingredients, including most commonly buckwheat (메밀, memil) but also potatoes, sweet potatoes, arrowroot starch (darker color and chewier than buckwheat noodles), and kudzu (칡, chik). Other varieties of naengmyeon are made from ingredients such as seaweed and green tea.
In modern times, the mul naengmyeon (물 냉면) variant is commonly associated with and popularly consumed during the summer; however, it was historically a dish enjoyed during winter.