I’ve loved noodles every since I can remember; they even sustained me in graduate school. I was basically on a tight budget when I wasn’t eating Ricobene’s breaded steak sandwiches; ramen became a staple. This was before they became gourmet and adding all the toppings were commonplace. We are able to frame both tradition and modernity side by side. Just about all cultures speak the language of noodles. There is Italian spaghetti, Japanese ramen and Chinese hand pulled lamian. Noodles have become a timeless symbol of comfort food, which has evolved into new communities. You can garnish with parsley for Mediterranean noodles, basil for Southeast Asian noodles or mint for Vietnamese noodles; for example. You can add texture like garlic chips or spice like Korean chili flakes. You can also garnish with protein like egg, tofu cubes or chicken. They use to simply be accessible but now they are versatile. It becomes apparent that noodles are a social phenomenon that people have in common world wide; whether we are talking about dinner tables, dorm rooms or digital mukbang streams.