Definition of vermicelli
:pasta made in long solid strings smaller in diameter than spaghetti
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LePho will offer Vietnamese staples such as banh mi (sandwiches), rice and vermicelli bowls, and pho (Vietnamese noodle soup).
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BÚN This Vietnamese wonder-dish rests on a bed of vermicelli made with rice flour.
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Go slowly – In some places a typical Eid morning might begin with a plate of Shir Khurma --a vermicelli and milk pudding spiced with cardamom and cinnamon.
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Soba, udon, vermicelli—there isn't a noodle out there that doesn't feel at home in a cold summer salad with crisp vegetables and a bracing dressing to bring it all together.
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The top-selling dish so far has been rice noodle bowl, a cold mixed green salad topped with rice vermicelli noodles, crushed peanuts and a housemade Vietnamese vinaigrette dressing.
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For this dish, Olalia combines vermicelli with chicken, tomatoes, scallions and garlic rice.
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Prices: Grilled beef with lop leaf ($6), spring rolls ($6), egg rolls ($6), salt and pepper tofu ($14), vermicelli ($11) and papaya salad ($10) totaled $53, before tax and tip.
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The pho had a salty yet satisfying broth filled with white vermicelli noodles, with a choice of meat that can include thin slices of rare beef or chicken, accompanied with fresh herbs like mint or Thai basil and spiked with a jalapeno or two.
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Origin and Etymology of vermicelli
borrowed from Italian, plural of vermicello, diminutive of verme "worm," going back to Latin vermis — more at 1worm
VERMICELLI Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of vermicelli for English Language Learners
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: a type of pasta that is like spaghetti but thinner
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