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Somen

These traditional Japanese noodles are amazingly thin and white. Japan has many noodles, like soba, udon and ramen, but the saga of somen goes back some 1,200 years. We visit Miwa, Nara Prefecture to see how traditional techniques are used to stretch somen again and again over a two-day period to achieve millimeter thinness. We also see how somen works in recipes from curry to Okinawan to even Italian with cheese and tomato sauce. Slurp into the history of somen! (Reporter: Saskia Thoelen)

English
  • Originally Aired March 22, 2023
  • Runtime 28 minutes
  • Network Japan NHK World
  • Created March 24, 2023 by
    terryy71
  • Modified May 31, 2023 by
    PolarGeek admin