there are cases in Chinese cuisine where glass noodles are deep-fried while still dry. 75 grams rice vermicelli, 50 grams barbecued pork (yakibuta), 2 tsp dried shrimp (hoshi-ebi), 1 green pepper ...
I love the noodles known in Cantonese as fen si, or in English as mung bean vermicelli ... can also be mixed with vegetables and meat or seafood to add bulk to spring-roll fillings.