White and elongated food.
Udon can be eaten hot or cold.
It is one of the washoku that Japan is proud of.
As a Japanese, I will teach you how delicious udon is.
Do you know what udon is made of?
I will also teach you how to make udon.
Introducing various udon dishes that can be eaten in Japan.
Introducing places where you can easily buy udon.
There are many pictures of udon.
It’s fun just looking at the pictures.
History of udon
The history of udon is not clear.
It seems that there was a prototype of udon in Japan 1300 years ago.
At that time, udon noodles were made by soaking string-shaped noodles in water, pinching them with the index finger and thumb, and then stretching them thinly while rubbing.
Udon seems to have become the current stick-shaped noodles 400 years ago.
How to make udon
The raw material for udon is wheat flour.
Udon is made into dough by adding salt and water to flour.
Stretch this dough thinly and cut it.
Boil the cut dough to complete the udon noodles.
How to eat udon
Udon is eaten with chopsticks, but if you can’t use chopsticks, you can eat it with a fork.
There are no forks at stores that offer udon, so bring them with you.
When Japanese people eat udon, they make a sound by sipping udon.
Even in Japan, it is a violation of etiquette to make noise and eat washoku, but the sound of udon noodles is different.
One of the reasons for sipping udon is that the noodles are often entwined with juice.
When you eat noodles by sipping, the juice is more entwined with the noodles than when you eat it silently.
This makes udon delicious.
However, I think it is a violation of etiquette for me as a Japanese person to eat with extreme noise.
I think the sound of udon noodles should not be too loud.
If you don’t want to make a sound, you can put the udon on a spoon and carry it to your mouth.
I think the way you feel the taste will change a little compared to when you sip udon and eat it.
Eating udon noodles with noise is part of Japanese culture.
I hope you understand.
Udon dishes
Kake udon
It is a simple udon noodle that is made by tightening warm noodles with cold water, reheating them, and sprinkling soup stock.
You can enjoy the original taste of noodles with kake udon.
Kake udon has a perfect balance of noodles and soup stock.
The taste of soup stock varies from store to store.
Tempura udon
It is a dish of tempura on top of kake udon.
There are various types of tempura to put on udon, such as kakiage and shrimp tempura.
It is the most popular udon noodles in Japan.
There are also many instant udon noodles in Japan.
You can easily enjoy washoku just by pouring hot water.
Bukkake udon
Udon noodles made by tightening boiled noodles with cold water and directly sprinkling thick soup.
Bukkake udon is often topped with green onions and grated radish.
Bukkake udon is eaten by stirring noodles, ingredients and soup together.
There is also a warm “bukkake udon” that is made by sprinkling soup on the reheated noodles.
Zaru udon
Zaru udon is served by tightening boiled noodles with cold water and serving them in a bowl such as a colander.
Soup in a small container is also provided.
Zaru udon is eaten by putting udon in this soup.
Condiments such as ginger, green onions and sesame are also provided.
Put it in soup and eat it if you like.
Kamaage udon
A dish of boiled udon and boiled soup in a bowl.
Udon noodles are often placed in small tubs.
Soup in a small container is also provided.
Kamaage udon is eaten by putting hot udon in this soup.
Kamaage udon is characterized by its fluffy texture because the noodles are not cooled with water.
Condiments such as green onions and sesame are provided.
Put it in soup and eat it if you like.
Curry udon
It is a dish of hot udon noodles with curry mixed with soup stock.
An appetizing udon with a spicy aroma.
The thick curry is entwined with the noodles, giving it an exquisite taste.
When eating curry udon, if the curry scatters, your clothes will get dirty, so it is recommended to put the udon on the astragalus.
Kamatama Udon
A dish in which boiled udon is put in a bowl containing raw eggs and sprinkled with soy sauce.
Eggs, noodles and soy sauce are mixed and eaten.
The egg is exquisitely entwined with the noodles.
You can enjoy the umami, rich aroma and mellow taste of the noodles.
Salad udon
Salad udon is similar to bukkake udon.
Boil the udon noodles and chill them in cold water.
Place the chilled udon noodles in a bowl.
Udon is topped with vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers.
Sprinkle soup and mayonnaise over it.
Mix all the above ingredients and eat.
Vegetables and mayonnaise go well together, so you can eat them deliciously.
The soup and mayonnaise go well together, so you can eat udon deliciously.
A place where you can eat udon
Udon specialty store
There are two types of udon specialty stores in Japan: seating style and self-service.
In a seated style shop, a clerk will come to ask for your order and serve udon noodles.
It starts from around 500 yen for kake udon.
Self-service shops take trays and order their favorite udon noodles.
Tempura etc. are prepared, so move them to the tray and check out.
It starts from around 200 yen for kake udon.
Recently, the number of self-service stores is increasing in Japan.
I think the seated-style udon specialty store is more delicious.
convenience store
You can buy udon noodles at convenience stores in Japan.
Tempura udon is about 500 yen.
The soup is sold in solid form, but it becomes liquid when heated in the microwave.
Speaking to a convenience store clerk, it warms udon noodles.
You can eat warm udon noodles right away.
We also sell cold zaru udon noodles in packs.
Please note that tempura udon and zaru udon may be out of stock.
The charm of udon
Udon is the food of the common people in Japan.
The price is reasonable and it has been loved by the common people.
You will be surprised at the texture and chewy noodles when it is smooth.
Please try the traditional Washoku udon noodles.
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