🍜 Tai-Somen

"Tai- somen" is a sumptuous large noodle dish decorated with Sea bream fish and “Somen noodles”, and is a traditional dish that is often eaten at weddings. To make it, add a whole salted sea bream fish, add soy sauce, sugar, and sake, simmer it in a large pot so that it does not break the form of the fish, and serve it on a platter with boiled somen noodles. At a wedding banquet, it is customary to put it on a table and serve it while 2 people shake the entire table in time to the rhythm of a local festive chant. In addition, it has been served at ceremonies for new houses and the launching ceremony of boats in fishing villages. "Tai- somen" is also called "Tai-Men" and has been widespread since the Meiji era as an indispensable dish at celebrations, but even in the Edo period, "sea bream noodles" were already recorded as a menu of samurai families. In Takuma-cho, where grilled sea bream is popular, there are places where sea bream is grilled instead of boiled and served alongside” Somen” noodles. In addition, there are various ways to serve it depending on the region, such as using pink and purple” Somen” noodles, and decorating with eggs and vegetables to make it even more gorgeous.