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Handmade string noodles |
Machine-made string noodles |
| Thickness |
Each noodles has different thickness and length and even the same noodles are not consistent in thickness throughout its length. |
Each noodles has the same thickness and length. |
| Colour |
The string noodles, especially those exposed to sunshine, exhibit different colours due to different exposure to baking or sunshine. |
All the string noodles have the same even colour. |
| Output |
The output is small and limited, and mass production can not be realized. |
These string noodles can be mass-produced. |
| Cost and price |
The production process takes more time and effort, and thus entails higher cost and price. |
Thanks to mass production, the cost and price are comparatively lower. |
| Taste |
People generally think that it tastes more elastic but saltier. |
It is generally thought to be less elastic and when eaten raw, it has no salty taste. |
| Sales outlets |
The noodles are mostly sold through groceries or by the producers themselves. |
The noodles are mostly sold at the supermarkets. |
| Advantages |
1. Many people like its elastic taste.
2. “Handmade” products are more popular.
3. The craft is valuable. |
1. The price is lower.
2. It may be mass-produced.
3. There is no problem with inheritance and it is easier to take over the business. |
