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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 26, 2021
Top 5: Tokyo¡¯s best udon restaurants
An endless variety of udon can be found anywhere from convenience stores to specialist shops. The perfect quick meal, it¡¯s cheap, tasty and often comes with fresh tempura on the side.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 2, 2021
Have you ever heard of the ¡®three great noodles of Morioka¡¯?
Known collectively as the ¡°Morioka sandaimen,¡± each dish features a noodle with distinct cultural roots.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 24, 2020
Takashi Omae: Uplifting his community through udon
Noodle chef Takashi Omae on coming up with ramen-udon noodle fusion recipes, how COVID-19 has impacted business and his recent film debut.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Apr 27, 2019
Aozora Blue: Hand-made udon with a soba inflection
At Aozora Blue, chef Hirofumi Matsui draws on his soba-making experiences to offer an exquisite, handmade udon noodle in an elevated setting.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 5, 2019
Men Chirashi: Udon gets the hip, creative treatment
After all the holiday overindulgence, what better way to start a new year than with noodles? They¡¯re simple, wholesome, filling and, best of all, cheap. And none more so than the long, white, chunky, chewy wheat noodles known as Sanuki udon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / 51³Ô¹ÏÍøESE KITCHEN
Nov 17, 2018
A comforting udon noodle recipe for the winter season
Two of the most popular everyday hot udon soups are named after animals that have a special place in Japanese folklore and the Shinto religion: the kitsune (fox) and the tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog).
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 27, 2018
Okinawa soba: Noodle of the island king still popular today
Okinawa soba: Noodle of the island king still popular today
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 12, 2018
Takamatsu: Udon the key to Shikoku castle town¡¯s heart
Come for the gardens, stay for the noodles in Kagawa¡¯s capital city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Gourmet Trails
Oct 21, 2017
Six temples, 60 km and countless bowls of Sanuki udon in Kagawa
For foodies, Kagawa can mean just one thing: the prefecture¡¯s signature noodles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Sep 17, 2017
Cooking classes can dish out plenty of culture bites
What¡¯s the best thing about exploring Japan with kids? For us, it may be the eating. With two kids born in Tokyo, I can say without doubt that one of our favorite things to do together is cook, eat and talk about Japanese food. One of our children¡¯s favorite Japanese meals is also one of the simplest:...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Sep 9, 2017
Inakatei: Century-old noodle shop maintains its proud traditions
Inakatei does not look its age. First opened in 1910, or Meiji 43, it¡¯s been serving noodles for more than a century. A makeover a few years back gave it a modern Japanese touch: wood finishing and furnishings abound, while the communal table near the open kitchen is filled with vases of flowers all...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 15, 2017
Maruka: Shikoku-style ¡®udon¡¯ at its best, if you don¡¯t mind the wait
Many of Tokyo¡¯s finest restaurants are so hidden away you hardly know they¡¯re even there. But there¡¯s little chance of missing Maruka. In the unlikely event that you fail to spot the large white noren curtain across the entrance, you won¡¯t miss the long line leading up to it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jun 24, 2017
Takeuchi Udon Ten: For those who like high volume
Not all udon is created equal. I thought it was just me who was having a hard time, until I surreptitiously looked around and saw that a few other diners were also struggling.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EARLY START
Nov 4, 2016
Enjoying soba, udon and ramen ¡ª for breakfast?
If eating noodles first thing in the morning doesn¡¯t wake you up, the sound of other diners slurping certainly will. Soba buckwheat noodles and udon (chunky white wheat noodles) date back to the Nara (710-794) and Heian (794-1185) periods; ramen was introduced from China in the 1880s.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / FUKUOKA RESTAURANTS
Oct 28, 2016
Udon Taira: Keeping Kyushu¡¯s noodle tradition alive
You can¡¯t mention ¡°Fukuoka¡± and ¡°noodles¡± in the same sentence without thinking of ramen. But long before ramen arrived in Kyushu, the local favorite was udon ¡ª chunky white wheat noodles served in a hot dashi broth. No other shop keeps this tradition alive more faithfully than Udon Taira.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Nov 27, 2015
Aozora Blue: Where perfectly simple udon noodles get the spotlight
Ramen, soba and udon are the trinity of Japan¡¯s noodles, though it can sometimes feel as if the last one on that list is underappreciated. Ramen has followed sushi down the path of global domination ¡ª no doubt helped by instant ramen¡¯s popularity ¡ª and buckwheat soba noodles can swing from low to...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE PERSISTENT VEGETARIAN
Aug 21, 2015
The best ways for vegetarians to get tied up with summer noodles
There seems to be a noodle shop almost everywhere you look in Japan. All varieties can be had at almost any hour and any cost. They may be ubiquitous, but appreciating different noodles as the seasons change from hot to cold is what makes them special.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 14, 2015
Fukuoka awash with hina dolls and hidden temples
My daughter, having a little girl¡¯s predilection for princesses, turns out to be an excellent spotter of kids in kimono.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 19, 2014
Nanakura: A lighter take on udon noodles
Is it possible to become a noodle addict? Technically no, but at this time of year it¡¯s not hard to build up a fierce dependence on food that is light, quick and easy on the digestion. And it always pays to know where to find a good fix. Around Shinbashi, it¡¯s hard to do better than Nanakura.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Aug 12, 2013
Recycled udon ¡ª a viable energy alternative or a sign of extreme extravagance?
Instead fermenting udon scraps for electricity, shouldn¡¯t we reduce the amount of food we are wasting in the first place?
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