Its birthplace is considered to be 'Sasaya' (a soba restaurant) that existed in Bakuro Cho in the Bunka era as mentioned in "Kiyushoran" (an encyclopedic book on cultures).
発祥は『嬉遊笑覧』に記述がある、文化(元号)に馬喰町に存在した「笹屋」とされる。