Cosmic noodles
If there¡¯s one cooling summer food event in Japan, it has to be nagashi ²õ¨³¾±ð²Ô ¡ª the tradition of eating ²õ¨³¾±ð²Ô noodles by catching them with chopsticks as they swish past you in chilled water flowing along a bamboo pipe slide. It sounds daft, but it¡¯s an event that many enjoy, especially kids. It¡¯s also usually organized as an outdoor event and not something you can set up at home ¡ª unless you know about Takara Tomy Arts Co. (T-Arts) Big Stream Somen Sliders.
Each year since 2016, T-Arts has released a new version of its Big Stream Somen Slider, a mechanical nagashi ²õ¨³¾±ð²Ô kit that looks like a cross between a miniature waterslide and a tiny race track. The theme this year is space and the Big Stream Somen Slider Galaxy (?10,778) does something previous versions of the contraption didn¡¯t.
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