What I love most about these noodles is they're naturally blue. This is not artificial food dye.
And since I play with my food like I'm not supposed to, I'm obsessed with these blue noodles.
So, how are they even blue? There's this flower in Thailand called "Butterfly Pea."
And it's literally magical.
Seriously.
This flower changes colors like a mood ring. You can make drinks out of it, too.
Watch the video of this drink actually changing colors (click it, I dare you):
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All you have to do to make the magic happen is squirt a little lemon or lime on it. It changes the color from blue to purple or violet (the more lime you use, the more it turns violet).
I've been making all of my noodles and rice blue or purple now.
Mix it with some veggies, cilantro, lime and organic chicken and you have a fun, cheap, quick, gluten-free meal. Also, Anchan has anti-oxidants and supposedly helps your memory, too... So eat up!
But most importantly, a PURPLE meal. And purple drank to go with it.
If you're ever in Chiang Mai and are too lazy to make your own noodle masterpiece...just go to Anchan Noodle (Anchan meams butterfly pea in Thai).
Everything they sell there is blue, and you can get an entire meal as low as 40 baht (about $1.20 USD).
All I can say is I never want roses for Valentine's day again (even though they make a good food dye, too).
I'll take a bouquet of butterfly pea flowers, please!
~This is for the food photography Monday photocontest by 
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