Noodle Quiz
Champon (Nagasaki Noodle Soup)
Like toppings and noodles simmered together in one pot, you bring lots of things together and finish them with a touch of your own.
Champon is a noodle dish born in Nagasaki, a port city in southwestern Japan. It's said to have started in the Meiji era (1868 to 1912), when the owner of a Chinese restaurant came up with a cheap, nourishing meal for students from China living in the city. Pork, seafood, cabbage, bean sprouts and more are stir-fried, broth is poured in, and fairly thick noodles are simmered right along with them.
Just as champon's noodles aren't boiled separately but finished in one pot with the toppings and broth, you tend to bring errands, fun and the flow of conversation together rather than splitting them up. Champon noodles are made with an alkaline liquid called toaku, which gives them their particular springiness and aroma. You, too, add a touch of your own to whatever you're handed before calling it done.
Thick noodles are something you chew and savor. Even with lots going on, you break things down one at a time and decide once the reasons make sense to you. But as you keep tossing everything into the one pot, it can get hard to see what was at the center to begin with.
Strengths
- You can combine errands and fun to keep your day running smoothly
- You can take something with a set form and finish it with touches of your own
- You can break down what you're juggling one piece at a time and lay out a clear line of reasoning
Where you may stumble
- You lump plans together, so when one falls through, everything shifts
- While adding your touches, you end up changing what was good about the original
- As the conversation branches out, you lose track of which topic was the main one
Sounds familiar, Champon (Nagasaki Noodle Soup)?
- On a day you meet up with someone, you somehow get about 3 errands done as well
- Whatever you bring home, you tinker with it somehow before you start using it
- “And while I'm at it…” comes up several times in the middle of your stories
Where you shine
Gatherings where many people's schedules need pulling together, or crafts that remake things you already have. Your knack for combining many things into one and adding your own touch is something people come to count on.
Tips for “Champon (Nagasaki Noodle Soup)”
- When combining plans, decide first on the one thing that can't be dropped
- Before you change something, put into words one thing that's good about it as it is
- Before branching out, try saying “The main thing today is…” once
Matches
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Ramen — Ramen, too, soaks noodles made with an alkaline additive in broth and piles toppings on top. When Champon, who decides by reasons, organizes Ramen's gut-feeling ideas into a clear plan, the two of you end up with one finished shape.
Kake Udon (Udon in Hot Broth) — Kake Udon also soaks thick noodles in broth and brings lots of things together. Around Kake Udon, who makes the most of things as they are, Champon, always itching to tinker, can see which original features are worth keeping.
Somen (Thin Wheat Noodles) — Somen keeps the noodles and dipping sauce apart, picks by feel and leaves things in their original form. With Champon, who rolls everything into one and adds its own touch after checking the reasons, their ways of handling things tend to point in completely opposite directions.
Close neighbors
These differ from this one on just 1 of the 3 axes. If one of your axes was near the middle, you may have their side too.
Which one are you? 18 everyday situations, about 3 minutes.
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