Flat rice noodles (rice sticks)

เส้นจันท์ / sen chan · bánh phở

Flavor and role

Flat noodles made from rice flour, 3-10 mm wide. Chewy, and they soak up sauce well.

Typical dishes and uses

Pad thai (5 mm noodles), Vietnamese pho, pad see ew, stir-fried rice noodles.

Substitutes

Soak dried noodles in lukewarm water for 30-60 minutes before use. Thin rice noodles (vermicelli), glass noodles or kalguksu noodles can stand in, but the texture differs.

Storage

Dried noodles keep 1 year at room temperature. Fresh rice noodles keep 2-3 days refrigerated; they harden when cold, so warm them to loosen.

Main countries

Thailand · Vietnam

Used in this book

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Updated 2026-10-10