Japan: Udon noodle to cause water pollution · Global Voices
Scilla Alecci

On Blog Action Day, Japanstyle reported the news [en] that udon (thick wheat-flour noodle) caused water pollution in Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku Island). According to the post, the problem would be the poor drainage system as “In the region without sewer, the water left over after boiling udon which contained high concentration of starch is drained directly into river and waterway.”