There’s a lot to be said for the common noodle.  I’ll tell you that much right now.

A good friend made me cabbage and noodles for dinner tonight.  It was scrumptious.  This meal was “off the charts” good.  She is Hungarian.  New Jersey Hungarian.  What more do I need to say about that, but…. “Divine Freakin’ Noodles.”

There are all sorts of noodles.  Egg Noodles. Lo Mein Noodles.  Chicken and Noodles.  Rice Noodles.  Fried Noodles.  Oh, it goes on and on.  Noodle are Patriotic.  Yankee Noodle went to Town……

The Chinese get credit for “inventing” the noodle.  Not the French, Italian, or Arabian…..   A recent news release:  “Chinese Discover Noodles:  Scientists have found the remnants of a 4,000-year-old bowl of the stretched-dough culinary staple at an archaeological site on the banks of the Yellow River in north-western China.”  Those are some old dang noodles.

People say you are using your “old noodle” when you are thinking.  Other people have a different idea of using your old noodle.  Viagra is often involved in those cases.

But back to the good old noodle itself.  Everybody who knows me well…. KNOWS I LOVE white pasty food.   White Pasty Food is one of the “Top Ten Things that are RIGHT with this world.”   Look at the evidence at hand.  Grits.  Mashed Potatoes.  A new addition to my favorite WPF (white pasty food) List:  Sticky Rice.  Heck, I even love those Wonder Bread Dough Balls that people use for fish bait.

And when you come right down to it… the noodle is simply white pasty food… but formed into neat little strips, instead of the typical big old blob-like entity on your plate.

So, the next time you have some noodles…. do what JC would do (no…. not Jesus Christ…..  JULIA CHILD for crying out loud….  we’re talking about noodles here…. )  Yes, do as JC would do…. Butter ’em  up and enjoy.  You’ll feel better…. I wouldn’t yank your noodle on this one…….