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Four Millennia Old Noodles Found In China

Posted by Zonk on from the i'll-have-some-takout dept.

mollten writes "According to BBC News, the world's oldest noodles have been found at the Lajia site in China. Carbon Dating has found the remains to be over 4000 years old." From the article: "Prior to the discovery of noodles at Lajia, the earliest written record of noodles is traced to a book written during the East Han Dynasty sometime between AD 25 and 220, although it remained a subject of debate whether the Chinese, the Italians, or the Arabs invented it first ... Our discovery indicates that noodles were first produced in China."

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  1. Lajia U? by yagu · · Score: 3, Funny

    They should keep digging. I'm betting they've stumbled across an old Lajia University dormitory and discovered students' supplies of Ramen. (Well at least that's what we lived on in college.)

    1. Re:Lajia U? by rob_squared · · Score: 5, Funny
      Nah, couldn't have come from a university, everyone knows that there would have been *roaches around to clean the place of food.

      *Not the kind you smoke.

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    2. Re:Lajia U? by slideroll · · Score: 5, Funny

      MSG, the ultimate preservative.

    3. Re:Lajia U? by WillWare · · Score: 3, Funny

      But the world's oldest beanbag chair and the world's oldest lava lamp ought to have been safe.

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  2. Was it Ramen? by notthe9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That stuff lasts forever. Bet it was.

    Probably still good.

  3. Translation of text found with noodles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. heat 1 cup boiling water
    2. peel back lid on cup and pour water to line
    3. cover for 3 minutes

    1. Re:Translation of text found with noodles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      " 1. heat 1 cup boiling water
      2. peel back lid on cup and pour water to line
      3. cover for 3 minutes"

      You forgot some:
      4. ???
      5. GUNPOWDER!

  4. mmm by Kickboy12 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wonder what the expiration date was.

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  5. Arrr matey! by geeber · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yet more proof. He Lives!

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    1. Re:Arrr matey! by Associate · · Score: 5, Funny

      Behold, the Second Helping.

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  6. This is the proof we needed! by origamy · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is irrefutable archeologycal proof of the existance of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

    This may have an impact on the holy books, but I'm sure the clergy is already handling the matter.

  7. One more proof.... by dracken · · Score: 3, Funny

    ....that we were all created by his noodly appendage .

  8. If They're Looking For Old Food... by Ginnungagap42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hell they should have dug in the back of my refrigerator; I've got noodles WAY older than that back there...

  9. That sound you hear... by winkydink · · Score: 4, Funny

    is 58 million Italians crying out in anguish

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  10. Condiments? by ElectricOkra · · Score: 5, Funny

    What they didn't say is that they also found 30 unopened packets of Duck Sauce...

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  11. This story... by mary_will_grow · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...is as old as those noodles!

    ha!!

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  12. Freshness? by ZenPirate · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bet they're not as tasty as four millenia old twinkies would be.

  13. Re: necro-what?? by chooks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Okay, how do they date dinosaur remains,

    That certainly takes necrophilia to a new low...

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