In nagashi somen, one of Japan’s most delightful summertime food rites, noodles are sent down a bamboo chute ‘waterslide’ and you must catch your meal with your chopsticks. It’s a sunny ...

Somen are a Japanese summer noodle favorite. The thin noodles are typically enjoyed chilled and then dipped into tsuyu sauce, but they are also sometimes served as nagashi-somen. Nagashi-somen sees ...

From Bon Odori folk dancing to giant fireworks festivals, Japan loves its summer traditions. Among the nation's lesser-known activities in the hottest part of the year is "nagashi-somen," a novel ...

Forget ordinary noodles—this is Nagashi Somen, Japan’s most FUN and CHALLENGING way to eat noodles! 🍜🇯🇵 Instead of being served in a bowl, these thin somen noodles rush down a bamboo ...

and one of Japan’s favorite ways to eat hiyashi somen is nagashi (“flowing”) somen. Instead of plopping the somen noodles on a plate, they’re placed in a sort of water slide with continuously flowing ...

OITA, Japan >> On Oct. 21, Nagashi somen — somen noodles flowing in cold water on bamboo pipes — traveled a distance of 2-1/2 miles, a feat that was formally recognized as a world record in ...

"Don" expresses the sound of a pistol, and a starting pistol is often actually used instead of saying "don" at school sports days and other events in Japan. Nagashi somen-- This is a special ...

Nagashi-somen, or eating noodles as they flow through cool running water, is a summer tradition in Japan and particularly refreshing on hot days. But for some, it's a competition to see who can ...

They came from 18 prefectures around Japan, including Ishikawa, Toyama, Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi. Customers who ate the nagashi somen, salt-grilled mountain trout or shaved ice came down with the ...

Seated at tables around us are families, employees on a company outing and groups of students, all savouring exactly the same thing: nagashi somen, one of Japan’s most delightful summertime food ...