To provide: a process for manufacturing instant Chinese noodles which exhibit good softness in the surface and moderate resilience in the core and thus have a delicate mouthfeel and instant Chinese noodles. [Solution] This process comprises: subjecting raw noodle strands made from a noodle dough into which a powdered fat or oil and/or a powdered emulsifying agent have been incorporated to treatment with superheated steam and drying the treated noodle strands or alternatively subjecting the treated noodle strands to pH adjustment heat sterilization and hermetical sealing. Thus a process for manufacturing instant Chinese noodles which exhibit good softness in the surface and moderate resilience in the core and thus have a delicate mouthfeel is provided.
