Chopstick sleeve from Sanyō

January 20, 2025

Below is a chopstick sleeve from the restaurant Sanyō in Noge, Yokohama, from around 2020 or 2021.

Transcription and translation

毛沢東もビックリの三陽の餃子
周恩来も驚く三陽のラーメン
楊貴妃も腰抜かすチンチン麺
ニンニク入りスタミナ麺塩味

ラーメン餃子の店
横浜・野毛　三陽
新店　三陽 御用亭

Mō Takutō mo bikkuri no Sanyō no gyōza
Shū Onrai mo odoroku Sanyō no rāmen
Yō Kihi mo koshi-nukasu chinchin-men
Ninniku-iri sutamina men shio-aji

Ramen gyōza no mise
Yokohama Noge Sanyō
Shinten Sanyō Goyōtei

Gyoza from Sanyō that would astound even Mao Zedong
Ramen from Sanyō that would amaze even Zhou Enlai
Chinchin noodles that would make even Yang Guifei weak in the knees
Stamina noodles in a salty broth with garlic

Ramen & gyoza shop
Yokohama Noge Sanyō
New shop Sanyō Goyōtei

Vocabulary notes

Mō Takutō = 毛沢東 (the Japanese reading of “Mao Zedong”)
Shū Onrai = 周恩来 (Zhou Enlai)
Yō Kihi = 楊貴妃 (Yang Guifei)
Chinchin noodles = チンチン麺 (a name chosen by the Japanese owner of the shop presumably because chinchin in Japanese is a child’s word for “penis”)
Goyōtei = 御用亭 (This sounds like the name of an elegant restaurant, but in fact it was just a small annex a few doors down from the main shop with benches and stools. This annex has since closed.)