another name for glass noodles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cellophane noodles (/ËsÉlÉËfeÉªn/; also known as Chinese vermicelli, bean threads, bean thread noodles, crystal noodles, or glass noodles) are a type of transparent noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, yam, potato starch, cassava, canna or batata starch) and water.