Everyone has eaten instant noodles（方便面）. It is very easy to cook it instantly by putting the noodles into the boiling water and adding in ingredient packets， together with other food like eggs or vegetables. However， have you ever wondered whether this is the correct way of cooking it？

When you first take out the noodles from the packaging， you will notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. In order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side， it needs some form of wax coating to achieve an attractive instant noodles in front of us.

However， researches have shown that the layer of wax coating on the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not eat it too often. It is advisable 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.

There are two key points to take note while preparing instant noodles： （1） Wash the instant noodles with warm water first， stir it and pour away the water containing the wax coating. （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.

Hope this article will help you when you choose to eat instant noodles.

跟蹤練習(xí)：

The function of the wax coating in the instant noodles is to_________.

A. make the noodles more delicious and tasty

B. make it easier to cook for the consumers

C. make the instant noodles healthier and more attractive to the consumers

D. make the noodles joined in a piece and avoid them sticking together