It is believed that the shape in the present day was completed and the names of 'sakubei,' 'sakumen,' and 'somen' were still used in Muromachi period, but the name was later fixed to 'somen.' |
室町時代には現在の形になったとされ「索餅」「索麺」「素麺」の名称が混じって用いられたが、やがて「素麺」が定着したといわれている。 |