Milmyeon is a variant of the North Korean noodle dish naengmyeon.

Naengmyeon is a North Korean dish that is based on noodles containing buckwheat flour.

Buckwheat was scarce in Busan, so Northern refugees made somyeon noodles with wheat flour provided by American food rations.

[2][3] The new version of the dish was called milmyeon, meaning "wheat noodle".

water milmyeon), the noodles are served in an icy-cold broth and topped with pickled garnishes.