Excess starch on the surface. You can limit this by rinsing the noodles well before chilling, and, optionally, tossing them with just a splash of oil. read more
You can limit this by rinsing the noodles well before chilling, and, optionally, tossing them with just a splash of oil. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more
But cooking your noodles in a full pot of water helps prevent them from sticking together as they cook. So fill that giant pot of water and be patient as you wait for it to come to a rapid boil before adding your noodles. Add a few healthy pinches of salt to your noodles as they cook in boiling water. read more
During the first two minutes that you drop your noodles into boiling water, they're covered in a sticky layer of starch. If you don't stir them continually during the first two minutes, the noodles will stick to each other and stay stuck because they'll cook adhered to one another. So just keep stirring. read more