Voting for the best Houtou Noodle Package Design
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8 years, 10 months ago
A month ago we asked you to tell us about your Japanese noodle experiences and what you might know (or not know) about Yamanashi prefecture.
We got great answers and amazing advice from all of you and we would like to thank you again for your ongoing help.
What is Houtou again?
Houtou is a popular regional dish from Yamanashi prefecture in Japan.
Houtou is made by flat Udon noodles and vegetables in a miso soup. Generally it is thought, that the best taste is brought out by boiling pumpkin in the miso soup until it melts into pieces. The chewy texture of the noodles combined with different vegetables is very delicious.
For your Houtou you can choose onion, potatoes, carrots, Chinese cabbage or different kind of mushrooms to add to the soup.
Pork or chicken can be included by preference. Houtou was a popular dish among women who worked all day outside and needed to prepare dinner for a large farming family because the recipe and the process of making Houtou was not time-consuming.
_The soup usually consisted of larger quantities of vegetables than noodles, since flour was scarce and expensive. Supermarkets in Yamanashi now sell pre-packaged Houtou noodles and miso paste, and very few households go through the process of kneading their own flour anymore. Houtou has gradually become standardized in taste and recipe, disappearing from household meals.
Different kind of Houtou in different packages are sold in supermarkets and souvenir shops in Yamanashi. _
Now we want to continue our research on a perfect Japanese food product and again we need your help! 
Help us to find the ideal package design for Japan-travelers who enjoy Japanese traditional noodle dishes! Click the survey and choose 3 pictures!
We asked 4 talented artists/designers to help us with creating a new package for Houtou Noodles from Yamanashi prefecture.
All of the received drafts are very unique and beautiful and we also want to have your opinion.
Which of the pictures do you like most? Which picture is most appealing to you?
Please choose 3 out of the 6 pictures! Thank you again for your help!
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