History of Small Noodle-Making Machines

The history of the noodle-making machine dates back to the invention of the rolling pin in China between 1271 and 1368 as an item for stretching noodles, which is believed to be the origin of the “noodle-making machine.

Here you can learn about the history of noodle-making machines.

Before the noodle-making machine was born.
How the noodles were made

Long before the noodle-making machine was invented, the rolling pin was developed in China around 1271-1386 as an item for stretching noodle dough, allowing grain flour to be made into noodles.

The rolling pin was also used in Japan for noodle making, and it seems that the rolling pin and kneading pot were used for noodle making.

Noodle making with a rolling pin

The rolling pin, a key item in noodle makingThe first time the noodles were made, they were made from a variety of cereal flours. People made noodle dough from various grain flours, stretched it with a rolling pin, and cut it with a blade.

It is speculated that with the invention of the rolling pin, the noodles spread throughout southern China, where wheat could not be harvested, and a strong regional color appeared.

Invention of a small noodle-making machine

Noodle-making machines are said to have appeared in the late Qing Dynasty (1636-1912), but details are unknown. It is believed that the noodle-making machine was similar to a manual process.

What is clear in history is,Terusato Masaki, a native of Takao, Gisei-cho, Saga Prefecture, invented a small noodle-making machine in 1884.^(*)The first thing to be said is that the company has done so.

Prototype of a small roll-type noodle-making machine

Noodle-making machine built by Terugo Masaki around 1876, cotton cotton reeling machine^(*1)It was inspired by the

The roller used in a cotton-rolling machine is applied to this machine, and the noodle dough is stretched by passing it between the rolls, and then cut like a thread through the vertically grooved rolls. This is the prototype of today's small roll-type noodle-making machines.

What was manual when it was first developed,Widespread use of motors for powerThe first mass production was achieved in the 1960s. Thus, mass production became possible.

In search of deliciousness...
Invention of hand-type noodle-making machine

The noodle-making machine invented by Terugo Masaki was taken over by many ironworks and noodle-making machine manufacturers throughout Japan and used until after World War II.

Although the noodle-making machines of the time were required to be able to produce noodles accurately and quickly,With the development of the restaurant industry, an era of demand for noodle-making machines that can produce "delicious noodlesThe result is a change to

A small handmade noodle-making machine is
birthplace

Although machine-made noodles enabled mass production, the taste was different from that of hand-made noodles. Small roll-type noodle-making machines that could produce noodles more similar to hand-made noodles were born.

In 1968, Kagawa Prefecture issued an ordinance banning foot stamping for food hygiene reasons, which led to the introduction of "foot stamping substitute machines" that could carry out the process of foot stamping.

Later, the company further evolved and moved closer to making noodles by hand,A "hand-type noodle-making machine" that combines both delicious taste and mass production is born.The first was a small-sized handmade noodle-making machine. Hand-type small noodle makers are useful in the field of udon and soba noodles, which are doughs that are difficult to produce with multifunction machines.

Noodles made with a noodle-making machine also have
Deliciousness.
As required.

With the development of the food service industry, hand-type noodle-making machines have come to be required not only to produce delicious noodles but also to have high performance. To meet this need, many noodle-making machine manufacturers are producing and selling various types of small noodle-making machines.

High performance
What is a small noodle-making machine?

The Japanese are known for their love of noodles. More and more companies and businesses are introducing handmade noodle-making machines that can pursue "deliciousness. The first and most important factor is the taste of the noodles, which is comparable to that of handmade noodles.

Other factors such as whether or not the machine is compact enough to be installed in a small space, whether or not it can be easily operated by beginners without any strength, and whether or not the noodle-making machine is safe and hygienic, have led to higher performance requirements.

From various noodle-making machine manufacturers to meet these needs,Compact, high-performance small noodle-making machines that can guarantee a high production volume are manufactured and sold.The company has been