讃さぬ岐きうどん

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Meanings

noun

Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa Prefecture

food / cooking

A regional specialty: firm, chewy wheat noodles served in various styles. Often simply called さぬきうどん.

香か川がわ県けんに行いったら、本ほん場ばの讃さぬ岐きうどんを食たべてみたい。
When I go to Kagawa Prefecture, I want to try authentic Sanuki udon.
この店みせの讃さぬ岐きうどんはコシが強つよくておいしい。
The Sanuki udon at this shop is firm and delicious.

Written forms

讃さぬ岐きうどん
Standard modern spelling; 讃岐 is the kanji for Sanuki (old province name, now Kagawa).
讃岐饂飩さぬきうどん
Ateji spelling using 饂飩 for udon; rarely seen today, mostly in traditional shop signs or stylized contexts.

Kanji

讃praise, title on a picture
岐branch off, fork in road, scene
饂Japanese noodles, (kokuji)
飩Japanese noodles

Similar words

うどん
General term for udon noodles; 讃岐うどん specifies the thick, chewy style from Kagawa.
稲いな庭にわうどん
Another famous regional udon from Akita, thinner and smoother, often served cold.

Etymology

讃岐 (Sanuki) is the historical name for present-day Kagawa Prefecture, where this style of udon originated. うどん is a well-established loanword, possibly from Chinese, though the exact derivation is uncertain.