Is spaghetti originated in Asia? History of Udon and Asia
Do you know the origin of spaghetti? In fact, there is a theory that the origin of spaghetti is Asia. It’s called udon.
So where is the origin of udon?
Udon is made all over Japan and is a very popular.
In Waikiki, Hawaii, there is a Japanese udon restaurant called Marukame Udon. It is crowded with tourists and is always in line. (Of course,not only Asian) Marukame Udon is located all over Japan. Among the stores, Waikiki has the highest sales. You can see that it is popular with non-Asians.
However, even when you go to Korea, they have udon noodles. Moreover, even in Korean, it is called “udon”.
Then, udon came from Japan to South Korea? What do you guys think?
Udon came from China
Udon comes from China. As expected, it is a noodle superpower. That’s why it’s often eaten in the western japan.
In Chinese, it is pronounced “Wū dōng miàn”.
Yeah, It’s saying “udon”.
Chinese noodle culture began with the introduction of wheat
All of China’s noodle culture begins with the introduction of wheat. It’s a BC story. Wheat came from around Greece in the 200s BC. (Wheat originated in the Mesopotamia region)
From the 900s to the 1000s, eating out became popular, and it seems that noodles, dumplings, and buns were already made and sold by this time. Gradually, noodle making spread to the rice-producing region (southern region), and rice noodles were also made.
In the 1300s, there was a technique to use natural carbonated water to create chewy. They have a great feeling for noodles!
Udon turned into a makeover
When udon crosses the Silk Road and reaches Europe,
Whoa!
Transform into spaghetti !!!
This is really interesting!
When did udon come to Japan?
It is not clear when udon came to Japan.
It is said that Kukai (monk) introduced the noodle-making technology from China, on the other hand, something like buns came in from China and developed into udon noodles.
It seems that the udon noodles at that time were not the udon noodles we imagined, but the shape of squish dumplings. It was during the Edo period that it became noodles and became the style that is eaten in Japan today. By the way, the Edo period began in the 1600s.
How about “You will be addicted!Sweet vegetable sauce Udon(Yakiudon)“ today’s menu?
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