Nagashi Somen

Well, its that time of the year again...somen nagashi time. The restaurant in Honai has re-opened for the season. Last Saturday Shelley, David, Janet and I took the Ikata-mobile up the great mountain for a leisurely afternoon lunch.

"Nigashi" somen refers to the tradition of serving cold noodles in a hallowed-out bamboo trunk. The noodles float down the bamboo shoot and you have to catch them with your chopsticks to eat them. Click here to learn more about somen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somen

Here are some photos from our trip. The restaurant is lovely. Theres a river and plenty of wooded walking paths. If anybody from Chicago visits me this summer I promise to take you there!