Philippines

Sotanghon noodles are mung bean thread noodles. As the name suggests, these type of noodles are made from mung bean flour and water. They appear white when sold in their dried form.

Sotanghon is a type of noodles used for Chinese-influenced Filipino dishes that are generally called pansit. These long thin cellophane or glass noodles made from mung-bean starch. Sotanghon have also been called bean-thread noodles or vermicelli.