About YUUHow sara udon began
Nagasaki’s sara udon was created by the owner of Shikairo, who invented champon, as a champon without soup.
👀 At a glance
📍WhereNagasaki
🏮RestaurantShikairo
🍜WhatChampon without soup
📜 How it began
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The start
Chin Heijun of Shikairo, who created champon in 1899, made it as champon without the soup[1]
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Two kinds
People in Nagasaki clearly tell apart thick-noodle and thin-noodle sara udon[1]
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Today
Eaten in Nagasaki homes and restaurants, and across Japan[1]
💡 About the name
Noodles were normally served in deep bowls. Serving them on a plate (sara) surprised everyone, and that’s said to be where the name came from[1]