Nagashi somen by tasteful tn

What is Nagashi Somen

While nagashi somen is one of the most well known food activities in Japan, not many people have actually experienced it!

Nagashi somen is actually not that old.  It appears to have developed in Kyushu in the 1950’s.  First pure cold spring water was used and then the idea of having the noodles flow along a cut in half length of bamboo came about.

People stand beside the bamboo, chopsticks at the ready, and try to catch the somen noodles as they flow down the bamboo half pipe.  In the other hand they have a bowl of soy sauce based dipping sauce.  Not only is this lots of fun, it’s yummy too!

Nagashi somen is good opportunity to feel “fu-ryu” – Japanese elegance of the summer, through this food activity.

 

流し素麺の歴史

流し素麺と聞いて恐らく知らない日本人はいないと思います、でも実際に体験をされた方も案外と少ないのでは。

流し素麺の歴史は思ったより短く、昭和30年代の九州の高千穂で発祥したとい説が有力で、野良仕事の昼食に野外でそうめんを茹で、高千穂峡の冷水を使って冷やして涼をとったと言われています。半分に割った竹を通して流れてくる冷たい素麺、ぜひこの機会に夏の風流をお楽しみ下さい。

Somen Noodle

Somen

Somen noodles are well known and very common in Japan.  Made of flour and salt, they taste and look like udon noodles.   Yes, they are actually the same, just very thin.  (The Japanese government defines somen as noodles of less than 1.3mm diameter).

Somen’s roots can be traced back 600-700 years to the Muromachi Period.  It is now produced all over Japan but in particular in Miwa in Nara Prefecture, Ibo in Hyogo Prefecture and Shodo-shima in Kagawa Prefecture are famous producing areas.

For Japan Day 2018, we imported this original somen directly from Japan.  We hope you enjoy this Japanese seasonal attraction.

 

素麺そのものの歴史は古く600-700年ほど前、室町時代に現在の形になったようです。材料は小麦粉と塩で成分はうどんと同じ。その違いは太さにあり、JAS規格では直径1.3mm以下が“そうめん(素麺)”に分類されます。

産地は日本中にありますが、最も歴史が長い三輪そうめん(奈良県)、揖保乃糸で知られる揖保そうめん(播州素麺/兵庫県)、小豆島で作られる小豆島そうめん(香川県)が特に有名です。

CBNではJapan Day 2018の為に日本から日本国産のそうめんを直輸入しました。ぜひ日本の味をお楽しみください。

 

Christchurch Business Network proudly supports Nagashi Somen

Special thanks to Suleyman and Rie from Toryo House.

このアトラクションはToryo House (Slayman & Rie)とChristchurch Business Networkの協力で行っています。

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