upon closer investigation, i notice that water is added before each processing step and removed afterwards.

• give water to the plants so they can do the growing, then remove moisture from harvest to make it shelf-stable.
• mix flour with water to shape to dough, then dry the finished noodles to make them shelf-stable.
• mix noodles with water for cooking, then remove the water
• mix the noodles with sauce to make it easier digestible.