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Chef comparisonsSep 5, 2026

Ochiai's Napolitan Never Fries the Noodles

Fabio fries the noodles themselves in the pan and Ryuji fries them too, but Ochiai takes the pan off the heat and only tosses. Five schools compared on noodle, ketchup, and frying.

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The Hotel Credited with Napolitan Didn't Use Ketchup

The Napolitan credited to Hotel New Grand in Yokohama was a tomato-sauce dish, not ketchup. The ketchup and thick noodles of today's coffee shops piled on later, via Center Grill and others.