It is characterized in its thickness compared with somen from other areas, and therefore it was about to have a name other than somen in the past (by the revising the "Quality Labeling Standard for instant noodles," it is officially called 'hand-stretched somen' now).
他の素麺より太いのが特徴で、それにより過去には素麺とは別の名を付けられそうになった時期がある（現在は『乾めん類品質表示基準』が改定された事により基準上も正式に「手延べ素麺」となった）。