Temporary Store

Handmade Udon Saruya

With the goal of returning to "everyday life," this udon shop operates from a private home in Mabi.

In Mabi, Kurashiki City, which was affected by the heavy rain in July 2018, most of the urban area was flooded.

Now, more than three months after the disaster (October 2018), while recovery efforts are underway, naturally, the priority is on homes.

Many large chain stores have reopened, but the reality is that many individually owned restaurants, especially, are particularly slow to reopen.

In a situation where the owner’s home and store were also affected, we introduce the restaurant "Teuchi Udon Saruya," which set up a temporary store on its own property and resumed operations.

Teuchi Udon Saruya - Aiming for a taste loved by everyone. A udon shop in Mabi-cho that has made a fresh start.

Near Kibinomakibi Station in the center of Mabi-cho, there is an udon shop loved by a wide range of ages. The name of that udon shop is "Teuchi Udon Saruya." In Heisei 3…

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Appearance of the temporary store "Teuchi Udon Saruya"

The temporary store is the home of the owner, "Shibata Yuki".

About a 10-minute walk from here, there was the original store.

However, the store was also affected at the same time, and they set up a tent on their property and are using it as a temporary store.

It seems that there were part-time workers at the previous store, but they were affected, and currently, the operations are mainly run by the owner and family members, including his sister.

The interview was conducted around 2 PM on October 12, 2018 (Friday).

Although it was after the weekday lunch hour, customers were continuously visiting.

Currently, since it is a temporary store, the business days and hours are irregular.

Basically, the business hours are from 11 AM to 3 PM.

By chance, I had a conversation with a customer who was seated nearby.

"I used to come here often before the disaster, and I heard they reopened, so I came right away,"

they said happily while slurping their udon.

Since they are operating temporarily, most of the customers seem to be locals and nearby residents.

Owner Shibata was also having conversations with the customers who visited.

Menu of the temporary store "Teuchi Udon Saruya"

The menu included the following items.

It seems that it was different before, but at the temporary store, it operates on a "self-service basis."

Eating "Niku Bukkake Udon"

On this day, since the "Vegetable Tempura" was sold out, I had the Niku Bukkake Udon (600 yen).

It is a classic bukkake udon with a rich broth.

Mix it well before eating.

By the way, the noodles were originally handmade, but now, due to the temporary store, they are sourced from "Manju Seimenjo".

However, the broth is different.

1. Wake up at 4 AM
2. Prepare the broth in an apartment designated as a temporary housing
3. Move to the home (temporary store) in Mabi-cho around 8 AM and prepare for opening
4. Open at 11 AM

While there are many things to do, such as the demolition of the home in the future, they are living while preparing for the reopening of the store, and that has led to the current situation.

Since July 7, 2018, I have visited Mabi several times through helping at the disaster volunteer center.

However, I had never eaten in Mabi, so this bowl was quite moving.

Since I had some time, I interviewed the owner, Shibata Yuki.

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