Naengmyeon (냉면, in
South Korea) or raengmyŏn (랭면, in
North Korea) is a noodle dish of North Korean origin which consists of long and
thin handmade noodles made from the flour and starch of various
ingredients, including
buckwheat (메밀, memil),
potatoes,
sweet potatoes, arrowroot starch (darker color and chewier than buckwheat noodles),
and
kudzu
(칡, chik). Buckwheat predominates
(despite the name, it is not a wheat but rather is more closely related
to
sorrel). Other varieties of naengmyeon are made from ingredients such as
seaweed and green tea. In modern times, the
mul naengmyeon (물냉면) variant is
commonly associated with and popularly consumed during the summer;
however, it was historically a dish enjoyed during winter.
Pulled from
Wikipedia.