Nowadays, Hsinchu rice noodles are being developed as a form of convenience food. There are instant rice noodles, and rice noodles made with added ingredients such as spinach, carrot and taro. And in May, after more than a year of planning, Kuo Yuan-yuan launched the "Old Pot Leisure Farm" --a display center showing the history of the rice noodle industry and offering do-it-yourself noodle-making for visitors.
新竹的米粉如今也朝速食化與休閒化發展，開發出不少衝泡即可食用的速食品，以及揉入不同原料或口味，如菠菜、胡蘿蔔、芋頭等，今年五月，郭淵源籌備了一年多的「老鍋休閒農莊」開幕，即以米粉工業與產品為主題，設立文物展示空間和米粉 DIY 現場，可以為觀眾細說米粉工業的沿革。