ɪn ˈʌðɚ kˈeɪsᵻz, ˈoʊnli ðə nˈuːdəlz ɑːɹ "tʃaɪnˈiːz", æz ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv hɪjˈæʃi tʃˈuːkə, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪnvˈɛntᵻd ɪn sˈɛndaɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, ænd jˈuːsᵻz wˈɛstɚn fˈuːd ˈɪnfluːənsᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz slˈaɪst kjˈʊɹd hˈæm.
In other cases, only the noodles are "Chinese", as in the case of hiyashi chūka, which was invented in Sendai in 1937, and uses Western food influences such as sliced cured ham.