1.   And industry experts are already touting new-wave Asian noodle shops as the hot restaurant trend of the year.

2.   Asian noodles can be stir fried, pan fried or deep fried, and served in soup, salads and stews.

3.   Asian noodles can be round, thin, and even irregularly shaped like scraps of paper.

4.   After tossing around several ideas, he settled on an Asian noodle shop, a concept he stumbled across a few years ago on a trip to London.

5.   Cold noodle salads, some combining Asian noodles with world flavors, take center stage this year in a way that macaroni and pasta salads never could.

6.   Coincidentally, Berliner had also dined at Wagamama in London and had also become intrigued with the Asian noodle shop concept.

7.   In recent decades Asian noodles have conquered American palates.

8.   Like other types of Asian noodles, soba is a very versatile medium.

9.   Most recently, Vitasoy USA has further expanded its product offerings to include Asian noodles, seasonings and soy versions of hamburger patties and hot dogs.

10.   More than three pages cover Asian noodles, historically and country by country.