TIL that in Japan, they have a thing called "nagashi somen", which are restaurants with flowing troughs of water where noodles slide down and you have to catch them
TIL that in Japan, they have a thing called "nagashi somen", which are restaurants with flowing troughs of water where noodles slide down and you have to catch them
Where to try nagashi somen in Tokyo — a quintessential summertime meal — light, thin noodles flow down a bamboo chute with
I think it's a combination of the 'we use this trough for everyone all day' and the fact that the name is really similar to 'semen,' but this sounds highly unappealing.
It's probably more sanitary in Japan, but in the US I could see the guy sitting in the both next to me sneezing directly into the water, licking his chopsticks before attempting (and missing) some noodles. Then giving up and using his hands, that he didn't wash after coming back from the toilet.
Kind of like buffets.
It's probably more sanitary in Japan, but in the US I could see the guy sitting in the both next to me sneezing directly into the water, licking his chopsticks before attempting (and missing) some noodles.
Tell me you've never spent long in Japan without telling me you've never spent long in Japan. We had a problem during corona where people would remove their masks to sneeze or cough. We have tons of gross people over here.
The sanitary level of Japan is grossly (sic) overestimated. Barely anyone washes their hands after using the bathroom, so many men cough and sneeze without any effort to stop the spray. In winter, Noro virus infection is a given at least once, while in other countries it’s barely known.
It is unappealing. I would not eat at a place like that. Some do have separate chopsticks for catching the somen (long o, so probably sounds less like semen than you might think), but it's still not great. I have seen it at family events as well.
You just made it seem much more appealing.
The noodles just slide down your throat.
In restaurants people often get their own lane apparently.
I read that as nagasaki semen and was very confused.
Confused or aroused?
Yes
Noodle run, gotta catch 'em all
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LOL just from seeing the "Ehhhhh" I knew exactly what you're referring to 🤣
Yeah and it’s disgusting. Later in the day that water will be 50% saliva.
Lol, people don't spittle into the shoot, plus it's constantly washed by the flowing water.
Definitely not pristine, but it's really not an issue unless you make it to be.Spitting into it sounds very impolite. Japan doesn't do impolite.
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I was about to say, this concept sounds like several health code violations in the western world.
Are you under the impression that the water is recycled back in, like in a closed loop?
I heard of this somewhere around a couple years back and it just sounds like an absolute hassle to do. Especially since, despite using chopsticks for over a decade, I still am not the greatest with them.
Lmao, everyone in here is casting judgment of the hygenics of it, and they barely know how it even works. There's a YouTube channel called Dancing Bacon that I watch every now and then, and he visits one of these spots. I'll edit this comment later with the video link so people can watch it and form a more informed opinion.
The only thing bad about it in my mind is the mountain of wasted food at the end of the day.
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Ewww, imagine how many people have breathed the air you're breathing right now.