To provide a method by which boiled noodles excellent in viscoelasticity, having moderate hardness and also excellent in color tone can be easily produced.SOLUTION: A method for producing boiled noodles includes boiling raw noodles or dry noodles in an alkaline aqueous solution containing 0.005 to 0.1 mass% of at least one alkali salt selected from the group consisting of phosphates and sulphates and having a pH of 8.5 to 11.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】粘弾性に優れ、しかも適度な硬さを有し、且つ色調にも優れる茹で麺類を簡便に製造することができる方法の提供。【解決手段】生麺類又は乾麺類を、リン酸類の塩及び炭酸塩からなる群より選択される1種以上のアルカリ塩類を0.005~0.1質量%含有し且つpH8.5~11のアルカリ水溶液中で茹でること含む、茹で麺類の製造方法。【選択図】なし