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Aside from Japan’s Ramen, Thailand’s Pad Thai, and Indonesia’s Bakso, there are many other noodle dishes from different Asian nations you must try. Here is a quick guide to the best noodles of Korea, China, and the Philippines.

Korea

The land of K-pop and K-drama is also home to some culinary wonders that many people from all over the world fall in love with. Japchae, for instance, is one of Korea’s most popular noodle dishes. It is a type of stir-fried noodle mixed with a variety of vegetables such as carrots, mushrooms, spinach, and green onions. What makes it flavorful is the presence of quality beef, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Japchae is topped with chili peppers and sesame seeds.

Philippines

The Philippines is home to different dishes with various influences. But when it comes to noodle soups, it has its own dish that symbolize the warmth of Filipino hospitality. Its “Batchoy” is often compared to Japan’s ramen, but what makes this noodle dish different is it uses shrimp broth. It also uses firm noodles and is topped with a variety of ingredients including chicken strips, beef cuts, pork cracklings, garlic, and green onions. Give it a try on a rainy day; and you will surely feel at home in the Philippines.

China

China naturally and unsurprisingly will have no shortage of noodle dishes. One of the most remarkable is its Chow Mein, a ubiquitous dish loved by the Chinese people. It uses certain types of noodles cooked with various vegetables like carrot, cabbage, mushroom, onion, garlic chives, and green pepper. The broth is made more flavorful with pork and beef. It is truly one delicious and satisfying noodle dish.

If you want to try some Asian noodle goodness, these three dishes must be on top of your list. No Asian restaurant near you? Call your favorite online seafood shop or grocery to get the ingredients and try cooking your own noodle dish at home. Make two bowls because you’ll want more for sure.

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Burglars Opt For House Arrest With GPS Tracking

Personal GPS Trackers Provide Prison Population Solution

The City of Santa Fe, NM introduced a new system designed to track convicted burglars by utilizing personal GPS trackers rather than putting them in jail. The Santa Fe Police began tracking the first offender last week. This new program will start with just five GPS tracking systemsin order to gauge its effectiveness and ability to collect data.

According to a report from ABC News, Santa Fe Police Capt. Aric Wheeler, said the idea for the program originated as an alternative to repetitive incarceration, which can get pretty expensive for taxpayers. They also found that jail time did very little to deter these repeat offenders from committing more burglaries.

In fact, Capt. Wheeler said that police often saw an immediate spike in burglaries as soon as the criminals got out of jail. “We can’t arrest our way out of this problem. You have to come up with new and creative ways to deal with them,”  Wheeler said.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Doug Couleur said the program targets individuals facing long prison sentences, those with a large number of burglary charges, or criminals who have a juvenile history of burglary. District prosecutors and police will work in conjunction with the offenders’ attorneys to evaluate their cases and see if the their clients should be included in the new GPS monitoring program.

GPS Tracking Program Can Prove Beneficial For Both Sides

Recently, the issue of unwarranted GPS vehicle tracking by law enforcement officials has become a hot button topic. The Supreme Court case involving a convicted drug dealer, who police monitored for a month without obtaining a warrant for the GPS device, has sparked a great deal of debate regarding the issue of an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights. This case eventually resulted in the Supreme Court stating that police had no right gathering evidence with a GPS vehicle tracker unless they first obtained a search warrant.

Regarding this new GPS tracking program, Couleur acknowledged that there are multiple issues that must be agreed to by the defendant in order to uphold the constitutionality of the program. “A person who goes into the program has to specifically consent to it because they waive any issues to unrestricted access to their data by police department,” according to Couleur.

A clause in the program also mandates employment. “They can contribute to society and they have to go out and get a job. We can reintegrate them into the community,”  Capt. Wheeler said. “If they truly want to be rehabilitated and they know ‘Big Brother’ is watching them, I’m hoping they will be more reluctant to commit burglaries again.”

The GPS ankle bracelets are capable of both passive and real-time tracking . Santa Fe police will track them passively for the most part, however, if there is reason for suspicion, such as multiple burglaries reported in one area, or if a crime fits the monitored burglar’s previous modes of operation, then police can send a request to the GPS device company, to get the real-time, live locations so they can intervene.

The plan, if deemed effective, could become cost-saving option for many cities and states who are struggling fiscally, as it could be a way to alleviate the financial toll often incurred by incarceration. It could also help the problem of jail overcrowding.  These issues were major catalysts in initiating the plan in Santa Fe.

Couleur told ABC News, “You can’t put everyone in jails. There is no money for new jails and there are no beds in the jails. There have to be alternatives for jails and this is a pretty good one.” Although still in its preliminary stages, Couleur believes the program has a lot of potential. Only time will tell.