Rice noodles, aka rice sticks, come in different widths; for this dish, get the ones that are about 2mm (less than ⅛in) wide, which are sometimes labelled pad thai noodles.

Pad thai ishands downone of the simplest copycat ... After a few minutes, gently agitate the noodles using chopsticks or a fork to break the noodles apart. When the noodles look limp and softened ...

But There's An Exception To The Chopsticks Rule Jet Tila does note one exception when it comes to eating Thai food with a spoon and fork, and that's if you're eating noodles. In a noodle house ...