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The noodle is a food made from any of a variety of doughs (rice, wheat, buckwheat, potato, maize, legume, nut), formed into long thin ribbons, strips, curly-cues, waves, helices, pipes, tubes, strings, or other various shapes, sometimes folded. They are usually cooked in a mixture of boiling water and/or oil. Depending upon the type, noodles may be dried or refrigerated before cooking. The word derives from the German Nudel (noodles).Chinese scholars have claimed the oldest known noodles were found in China at the Qijia culture Lajia site in Qinghai, Shandong province. The 4,000-year-old noodles appear to have been made from foxtail millet and broomcorn millet. This find, however, is disputed by many experts who suspect its authenticity.Chinese archaeologists claim the evidence disintegrated shortly after discovery, making the evidence unverifiable. Tarim Basin, a desert region in Central Asia and currently part of China's Xinjiang autonomous province, has been suggested as the likely place of origin of noodles, where it remains to be the staple food of Central Asians in the region.