Glass Noodles: Bean Thread or Mung Bean Vermicelli. Mung bean vermicelli are famously used in Thai salads, and âants climbing the treeâ â a Sichuan Chinese dish, made with minced pork.
Haboob is the Arabic term for a particularly intense type of dust storm caused by the downdraft from a thunderstorm. These storms are common in the Middle East, Africa and even North America, although they usually aren't called that here.
Â© Roger Coulam | Getty Images Photo. A dust storm is a fantastic phenomenon to observe (safely, of course). If you've never seen one, imagine a giant wall of dust approaching your city and enveloping it rather quickly â reducing visibility in a matter of seconds.