Get the latest Vermicelli recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/vermicelli Some times my mom makes this vermicelli pilaf ..ı saw only her menus... Vermicelli originates from Italy and means "Little worms" by literal meaning...:) It is a type of pasta...just like spaghetti but is much thinner than Spaghetti. This type of pasta was introduced in italian cooking in the 14th - Century.Thats the history of Vermicelli.History in the Americas The fideo is a type of noodle, popular in Mexican and Latin American cuisine, often referred to in English as "vermicelli." It is commonly used in chicken soup and in sopa seca, a type of side dish. In the United States, vermicelli is usually the pasta found in Rice-A-Roni, a pilaf-style rice-and-pasta side dish manufactured by The Quaker Oats Company. History in the Middle East and Northeast Africa Traditional vermicelli dessert from Shiraz, Iran - FaloodehIt is used in one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Egypt. The vermicelli is browned by frying with oil or butter, then rice and water are added. Vermicelli is called she'reya (شعريه) in Arabic. The Persian reshteh also resembles vermicelli. Fālūde or faloodeh is a Persian frozen dessert made with thin vermicelli noodles frozen with corn starch, rose water, lime juice, and often ground pistachios. In Somalia, it is used in a sweet dish called cadriyad. The vermicelli is browned by frying with butter, then water, sugar and cardamom are added until the vermicelli has softened slightly. It is similar to the Indian kheer. However, no milk or cream is added. It is usually eaten as a dessert or eaten as a side dish with Somali spiced rice dishes http://www.grouprecipes.com/97146/vermicelli-pilaf.html Little Mexican-Italian mix. Delicious http://www.grouprecipes.com/97000/mexican-chorizo-noodle-bowl.html This recipe is also good using cellophane noodles...the original recipe come from about.com http://www.grouprecipes.com/96822/asian-noodles-with-chile-shrimp-and-cashews.html Traditional middle eastern sweet http://www.grouprecipes.com/94760/vermicelli-sweetness.html VERMICELLI SOUP This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Pryor Estate in Grapevine, Texas in 1996. http://www.grouprecipes.com/94285/vermicelli-soup.html Sheer means sweetened milk and khurma is made from dried dates. It is Eid special dessert. This special dish is served on the morning of Eid day in the family after the Eid prayer as breakfast, and throughout the day to all the visiting guests. (Some people do not use rice but cooks the milk so much that the water evaporates).It is served hot or cold. http://www.grouprecipes.com/81784/eid-dessert---sheer-khurma.html Creamy Cheese and Bacon Vermicelli http://www.grouprecipes.com/79933/creamy-cheese-and-bacon-vermicelli.html Upma is an Indian dish made of semolina but I prefer to use vermicelli . Vermicelli ( made from semolina ) is a type of pasta but thinner than spaghetti ( made from durum wheat. ) . http://www.grouprecipes.com/76386/vermicelli-upma.html Easy, fast, tasty lunch with ingredients from my pantry, fridge and freezer. This is a dry curry, so don't expect much sauce. http://www.grouprecipes.com/62897/spicy-yellow-prawn-noodles.html Thin Vermicelli Kheer.There is'nt anybody in india who has not tasted this dessert.Known as 'Kheer' in north and payasam in south.... http://www.grouprecipes.com/57982/vermicelli-kheer.html