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水分率

suibunritsu

すいぶんりつ

hydration ratio

Noodles

The percentage of water by weight in a noodle dough. Hakata runs 26 %, Tokyo 32 %, Sapporo and Kitakata 38–42 %. Higher hydration gives a softer, curlier noodle; lower gives a firmer, straighter one.

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