麵

麵

"麵" means "noodles."

Here, 麺 (めん) refers to noodles in the context of cooking preparations.

麺を茹でている間に、野菜を切りました。

While boiling the noodles, I cut the vegetables.

In this sentence, 麺 (めん) indicates noodles served as a dish, emphasizing their quality.

このラーメン屋の手作り麺はとても美味しいです。

The handmade noodles at this ramen shop are very delicious.

Here, 麺 (めん) is used generically to refer to all types of noodles as a category.

麺類ではうどんが一番好きです。

Among noodle varieties, I like udon the best.