From soba to udon to ramen, noodles loom large in Japanese cuisine and culture even though history shows those culinary creations actually trace their roots back to China. As it turns out, those aren’t the only foreign-born noodles that have carved out a carby place in Japan, as spaghetti, which started to become mainstream during the post-WWII American occupation of the country because it featured heavily in military food rations, is also a popular dish that is commonly slurped with chopsticks at hole-in-the-wall eateries instead of trattorias. Cat Eating Spaghetti Ramen Noodle Classic T-Shirt
Wafu spaghetti (wafu directly translates to “Japanese style”) was a staple of Japanese dining by the 1960s and is probably the earliest influence on what is now known as Wafu-Italian cuisine, a style of cooking that blends ingredients, flavors and techniques from Japan and Italy to create umami-rich dishes that are not clearly reminiscent of either country but instead meant to reflect both evenly.
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