HIYASHI-CHUKA

(Cold Chinese noodle served toppings such as eggs, shredded ham, tomato, and cucumber)







HIYASHI-CHUKA is Japanese summer cuisine cooked with cold soup and cold Chinese noodles.

It is Japanese cuisine rather than Chinese cuisine, and originated in Sendai City, Miyagi prefecture in 1937.

At the time, there was not air conditioner yet, the manager of ramen shop was in trouble because hot ramen could not be sold in summer.　

Therefore, it was devised by merely making cold ramen.

It got spread all over Japan, and various improvements were added depending on the region.

Japanese people want to eat a HIYASHI-CHUKA during the summer season.


【How to make HIYASHI-CHUKA】
①Cook Chinese noodles with cold water after boiling.
②On top of that noodle, serve shredded ham, julienned strips of thin omelet, cucumbers and tomatoes.
③In some cases, garnishes such as braised shiitake mushrooms and boiled bean sprouts are used.
④Place a cold soup stock based on soy sauce and vinegar or sesame sauce.
⑤Also, it is delicious even if mayonnaise and Japanese mustard is added as you like.



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