Abstract: A method of frying noodles which comprises filling raw noodles in a frying vessel whose volume has been temporarily enlarged by being fitted with a frame; closing the opening of the frame by a cap board; dipping the raw noodles together with the frying vessel in a frying oil to fry the raw noodles; and progressively reducing the inner volume of the frying vessel temporarily enlarged by the fitting of the frame, thereby compressing the fried noodles with a uniform density into a lump assuming a prescribed shape.Also disclosed is an apparatus for frying noodles.