Everyone who eat instant noodles before knows how it looks like. It is very easy to cook it instantly¹ by putting the noodles into the boiling water and add in those MSG packets, together with your other ingredients² like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wonder whether is this the correct way of cooking it? When you first took out the noodles from the packaging, you will notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. Do you know that in order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side needs some form of wax³ coating in order to achieve a presentable instant noodles in front of us. Many people who enjoy eating instant noodles frequently did not really bother too much of it as it seems very normal to everyone to have it nicely displayed in front of us. However, research have shown that the layer of wax coating on the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not consume⁴ it too frequently. It is advisable⁵ to have a break of 2-3 days before we start to eat another packet of instant noodles as our body need about 3 days to clear that layer of wax coating away from our body system. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating stored in our stomach? It will lead to CANCER if it is stored in our body system for a long period of time。

每个人吃方便面之前都要看一下它长得怎样。方便面很容易煮，在碗中放面条再加上味精，连同其它的材料像鸡蛋或者蔬菜。然而你有没有怀疑过这是正确的煮食工方法吗？当你第一次从包装上取出面条时。你会注意到面条很巧妙地连在一起。你知道为了使面条很好地肩并肩连在一起需要某种形式的蜡涂层，为了在我们面前展现一个漂亮的方便面。许多人喜欢吃方便面往往没有真正担忧太多，因为它看起来非常正常，它漂亮的一面展示在我们的面前。然而，研究表明，在面上的那层蜡涂层对我们的身体有非常大毒害作用，我们不应该过于频繁食用它。明智的做法是，在我们吃另外的一包方便面之前要有一个2-3天的休息。因为我们的身体大约需要3天把那层蜡涂层从我们的身体清理出去，你知道储存大量的蜡涂料在我们的胃里的危害吗？如果储存在我们的身体系统有很长一段时间，这将导致癌症。

Keys Points to Take Note While Preparing Instant Noodles

在准备方便面的时候，要注意关键的两点：

1) Wash the instant noodles with warm water first, stir⁶ it and pour away the water containing the wax coating。

第一要用温水来洗净方便面，搅拌它，倒出含有蜡涂层的水。

2) Repeat Step 1 and try to stir the noodles again to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before cooking it in a new pot of water。

重复第1步，并再次搅拌面条来洗走蜡涂层，再用另外一壶水来煮面条。

If you have eaten other type of noodles, you will notice that the store vendor⁷ will normally⁸ wash the noodles in warm water first to prevent the noodles from sticking together and for the case of instant noodles, the wax coating in the noodles itself is preventing the noodles from sticking together. It is very important to wash away the wax coating while preparing a meal as we do not want our body to be in danger as it will directly impact on us。

如果吃其它类型的面条，你会发现商店的供应商通常首先用温水洗面条，就像是方便面的蜡涂层在面条是为了防止面条粘在一起。这一点非常重要，在准备一餐的时候将蜡涂层除掉，因为我们不想让我们的身体将处于危险之中，因为它将直接影响我们的健康。

Importance of not eating too much instant noodles.It is very important that we should follow the key points while having our meal of instant noodles. It is very easy to cook instant noodle but we must take note of the harm it may cause to our body if we consume too much of it. Imagine having too much of that wax coating in your stomach... omg I Don't Want To Take Too Much Of That.. as it may cause cancer if it stuck in our stomach for a long period. Hope this article will let more people have self-awareness of the hidden danger of instant noodles and thus eat safely and stay healthy.

重要的是不能吃太多方便面。这一点非常重要，当我们在吃方便面时候，我们必需遵循这些关键点。方便面是很容易煮的，但我们必须注意到，如果我们吃得太多，可能会造成我们的身体的毒害。想象一下，有很多的蜡涂层在你的胃里面……，我不想吃太多的……，因为它可能会导致癌症，如果它长时间停留在我们的胃里面。希望本文将让更多的人对方便面隐藏危险有自我意识，从而我们吃得会很安全和保持健康。