Udon eating thread

xerxes99

Robot/Ninja

28 Aug 2005

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• 17 Oct 2005

• #26

yumm. I had udon for dinner last night.

 

Revenant

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7 Mar 2005

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• 17 Oct 2005

• #27

Udon's great from time to time. Besides Sanuki Udon, I don't think I've tried a lot of these other oishii-looking udons.

So far, Kimchee udon would have to be a favorite. But then I just love kimchee.

Tried a mountain udon, it had a very strong taste of healthy, meaning not bad, but nothing I would go for again. Lots of mountain veggies were used as a topping. That was in Fukiya (mountain village famed for bengara), an International Villa that provides decent and cheap lodging for gaijin.

I also go at least once a week to Hanamaru Udon. Good udon at a very reasonable price.

 

Apollo

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28 Mar 2004

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• 17 Oct 2005

• #28

I love udon!

I always have udon everytime I am in Osaka!!! To be honest, I prefer udon to ramen....My favourite are with beef!!

 

misa.j

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6 May 2004

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• 18 Oct 2005

• #29

Miss_apollo7 said:

I always have udon everytime I am in Osaka!!!

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The best udon I had was in Osaka, unfortunately I can't remember the name of the place.

The texture of udon was so perfect that I still remember.
You can choose thin or thick udon which comes in a huge bowl, have as much agedama(deep-fried flour pieces) as you want, and grind fresh ginger at the table. Dashi is light in color but flavorful just like other sauces in Kansai.

Man, I wish I could go back there...

 

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pipokun

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4 Feb 2005

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• 19 Oct 2005

• #30

When you plan to do your super budget travel around Japan, I think instant noodle, ramen/udon, is a must.

This is a leading instant udon, Donbei, in Japan.

Nissin, the company of the product, introduces differet marketing strategy on the Dashi soup of udon.
In the East, the soup is mainly Katsuo, dried bonito, and Konbu, dried kelp based one.
In the West, it is Konbu based.
In the Kyushu, it is Yaki Saba, grilled mackerel based.

For your budget travel, enjoy udon at train staion in Tokyo area and Kyoto/Osaka area for the regional soup difference.

According to a TV program I watched before, it is the Ichinoseki station near Nagoya that offers you in-between Udon soup.

 

shadowcatcher

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24 Aug 2005

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• 20 Oct 2005

• #31

There's a Japanese place I go to for lunch about once a week. They have good pan fried Udon with beef or chicken. The seafood Udon isn't to bad. It has shrimp,crab (fake I think), and scallops in it. It's the only Japanese Restuarant that I've found that serves Udon. I need to go to the Asain market to see if What type of noodles they have. It sounds like I need to take a trip to Japan to get some good Udon.

 

budd

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10 Jul 2003

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• 20 Oct 2005

• #32

i ate nabeyaki version monday night
good as always
but donburi is king imo
nikudon last night

 

Hiroyuki Nagashima

TAN

Twenty-year veteran

18 Jan 2005

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• 20 Oct 2005

• #33

:? Do you dislike buckwheat noodles?
October is a season of buckwheat noodles.

 

Apollo

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28 Mar 2004

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• 21 Oct 2005

• #34

misa.j said:

The best udon I had was in Osaka, unfortunately I can't remember the name of the place.

The texture of udon was so perfect that I still remember.
You can choose thin or thick udon which comes in a huge bowl, have as much agedama(deep-fried flour pieces) as you want, and grind fresh ginger at the table. Dashi is light in color but flavorful just like other sauces in Kansai.

Man, I wish I could go back there...

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Osaka is definately the best place to eat udon!!! I can't remember my favourite place in Osaka where they serve udon, but I still remember where it is....

 

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bezz

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2 Aug 2003

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• 27 Oct 2005

• #35

カレーうどん

Curry udon itself has been popular nationwide since it was invented at Sanchoan in 1904. Now it is turning to the local speciality food of Nagoya since a newcomer udon restaurant chain there established in 1987 started "guiding people" almost two decades ago.


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boroboro

Old Sansei

5 Jan 2004

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• 30 Oct 2005

• #36

This thread has made me realize that I love noodles, udon, ramen, soba, spaghetti, pho, won ton, macaroni, and on, and on. It's not all that I eat but I probably could. Daisuke in Gardena, Ca. used to be a favorite spot but it's gone. I like the refrigerator case udon packaged noodles the best for their consistency (built in al dente). The chef at Mandarin House restaurant Arvada, Co.(also gone) use to handmake noodles when you ordered their Udon. Amazing to watch and they were the best I've eaten.

 

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plastic

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16 Dec 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #37

I'll have a katsukare udon with poteto topping!!! oomori de

 

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bezz

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2 Aug 2003

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• 17 Oct 2006

• #38

bezz said:

KitsuneUdon said:

Kitsune udon has to be one of the best types I've ever had!!!

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Yotaro Usami, the founder of Matsubaya restaurant in Osaka (since 1893) invented kitsune udon, according to this page.

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In 1893, the founder of Senba's Matsubaya Main branch, Usami Yotaro drawing from his past experience working in a sushi shop served abura age on the side. Apparently, the customer who put the abura age on udon loved it and praised the udon, giving rise to kitsune udon.

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ricecake

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13 Jun 2006

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• 17 Oct 2006

• #39

I have craving for Udon in savory broth or stir-fried and cold Soba with dipping soya sauce.

I am a passionate noodle eater,can't have too much of it though because content calories balloon my weight.

 

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bezz

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2 Aug 2003

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• 29 Oct 2006

• #40

味噌煮込みうどん

Miso-nikomi udon, basically nabeyaki udon with red miso, is another Nagoya local food. Noodles are heated in soup, not in separate boiling water.

 

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Mrjones

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16 Oct 2006

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• 29 Oct 2006

• #41

I find udon to be harder to eat with chopstics than ramen

 

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bezz

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2 Aug 2003

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• 21 Nov 2006

• #42

讃岐うどん

bezz said:

Sanuki Udon (Kagawa)

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