2.7. Preparation of rice noodles
The typical process of making sheet or flat noodle in
Thailand was slightly modified. Rice flours were mixed
with water to obtain the concentration of 40 g/100 g. The
slurries were equilibrated for 1 h and than poured into
stainless plate and spread to form a sheet having an
approximate thickness of 1.0 mm. The samples were
steamed at 92.5 1C for 4 min to complete gelatinization
and cooled to room temperature. The noodle sheets were
scrapped and cut into small strips with 3.0mm in width
and dried at 40 1C until the final moisture was about
10–12 g/100 g.