“Noodles” or “Kuay-Tio” are Chinese food made from rice flour, categorised by their width such as flat rice noodles, thin rice noodles or rice vermicelli. Noodles are so versatile and can be prepared in various combinations either in soup or fried. “Kuay-Tio” is originally from Chinese Hokkien Dialect spoken by people in south-eastern China, while it is called “Guo-Tiao” in Mandarin.

The consumption of noodles in Thailand is believed to be influenced by Chinese migrants arriving in Thailand during the reign of King Narai the Great or Ramathibodi III of Ayutthaya Kingdom. His reign was the most prosperous during the Ayutthaya period and saw the great commercial activities with foreign nations. The popularity of noodles was emphasised again when Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the Prime Minister of Thailand. His government created a national economic stimulus campaign called “Noodle is Your Lunch”. Noodles have maintained its popularity even to these days. A lot of tasty noodle menus have been created such as boat noodle soup (or so-called boat noodle soup), dried rice noodles.