Process for an instant fried noodle

A process for the production of a packed instant fried noodle cake comprising the steps of:

• a) Mixing flour and other dry ingredients with Kansui salts to form an uniform dough;
• b) Sheeting and slitting the dough to obtain noodle strands;
• c) Steaming the noodle strands from step b);
• d) Cutting the noodle strands from step c) to obtain a noodle cake;
• e) Pre-drying to remove moisture before frying;
• f) Frying the noodle cake;
• g) Cooling;
• and
• h) Wrapping the cooled noodle cake with a packaging material;
• wherein the noodle cake is not folded or molded after cutting.