Hiyashi chūka
 Hiyashi chūka topped with ham, egg strips, cucumber, tomato and chāshū | |
| Alternative names | Reimen |
|---|---|
| Type | Chinese noodle |
| Place of origin | Sendai, Japan |
| Main ingredients | Chilled ramen noodles |
| Similar dishes | Liangbanmian |
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Hiyashi chūka (冷やし中華; literally "chilled Chinese") is a Chinese-style Japanese dish consisting of chilled Chinese noodles with various toppings served in the summer. It is also called reimen (冷麺; literally "chilled noodle") in Kansai region and hiyashi rāmen (冷やしラーメン; literally "chilled ramen") in Hokkaido.[1] Toppings are usually colorful cold ingredients and a tare sauce.
The dish was invented in 1937 by the Chinese restaurant Ryutei in Sendai as an adaptation of the Shanghainese dish liangbanmian (simplified Chinese: 凉拌面; traditional Chinese: 涼拌麵; pinyin: liángbànmiàn; lit. 'chilled mixed noodles').[2][3] The dish was originally sold in Japan under the borrowed Chinese name ryanbanmyen (リャンバンミェン). The name "hiyashi chuka" was established in the late 1950s.[4]
Popular toppings are meat (ham, boiled chicken, or char siu), strips of tamagoyaki (egg omelette), summer vegetables like cucumber and tomatoes, menma (fermented bamboo shoots), and beni shōga (pickled ginger) as a condiment. Toppings are cut thin, to mix well with the noodles and the sauce. The tare sauce is usually made with a base of either soy sauce and rice vinegar, or sesame seeds and mayonnaise (ゴマだれ (gomadare)).
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[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "いわゆる冷やし中華（その４）食べ物新日本奇行" [So-called Hiyashi-chuka (No.4) New strange food journey around Japan] (in Japanese). Nikkei. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ Itoh, Makiko (2017-06-17). "Beating the heat with food: 'Hiyashi chūka' cold Chinese-style noodles". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ^ "凉面，上海夏天的"顶流"般的存在". www.lifeweek.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ^ "冷やし中華｜大食軒酩酊の食文化｜刊行物・コレクション｜味の素食の文化センター". 味の素食の文化センター (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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