Wheat noodles and a rich broth were new. Interesting how many of the types listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_noodles https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

Wheat noodles and a rich broth were new. Interesting how many of the types listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_noodles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_noodles are at least partially wheat based (62.5%). It perhaps follows that prewar Japanese cuisine was substantially less varied and more regionally defined.