There also exist several popular, low-cost udon restaurant chains with outlets in the large cities and along national routes. The dining out section explains what to expect inside a sit-down restaurant in Japan. A regular udon dish at an average restaurant typically costs between yen and yen, but low-cost udon chains often sell meals for under yen.
At more upmarket eateries or for more elaborate udon dishes, expect to pay from yen to yen per person. At some busy train stations, standing udon restaurants can be found for a quick meal between train rides. Ordering at standing restaurants is as simple as buying your meal ticket from the vending machine, giving it to the staff and enjoying your noodles while standing at the counter.
Some of the low-cost udon chains work similar to a cafeteria line. Upon entering the restaurant, customers pick up a tray, order the dish from the staff behind the counter and then choose eventual side dishes such as tempura , rice balls or oden simmered vegetables before moving to the cashier at the end of the counter.
Depending on how your udon are served, the way of eating differs. When udon are served with a dipping sauce , take a few strands of noodles and dip them into the sauce before eating them. Udon served in a soup or sauce are enjoyed by using your chopsticks to lead the noodles into your mouth while making a slurping sound.
The slurping enhances the flavors and helps cool down the hot noodles as they enter your mouth. If there is a broth, it is drunk directly from the bowl, eliminating the need for a spoon. It is not considered rude to leave some unfinished soup in the bowl at the end of the meal. Ask in our forum. Home Back.
Food and Drink. Popular Udon Dishes Below is a list of udon dishes that tourists will commonly find at restaurants across Japan. Zaru Udon cold Zaru Udon noodles are chilled and served on a bamboo mat. They are accompanied by a dipping sauce and are dipped into the dipping sauce before eating. It is very similar to Zaru Soba , with the only difference just being the type of noodles. Kake Udon hot Kake Udon is a basic udon dish, served in a hot broth that covers the noodles.
It has no toppings and is usually garnished with only green onions. Kake Udon is also known as Su Udon in the Osaka region. Kamaage Udon hot Kamaage Udon noodles are served in hot water, accompanied by a variety of seasonings and a dipping sauce. Some places have individual servings of Kamaage Udon in small wooden bowls while others serve family sized portions of Kamaage Udon in large shared wooden noodle tubs.
Tanuki Udon is not usually served in Osaka as tenkasu is often available for free at udon restaurants there. Tsukimi Udon hot Tsukimi Udon "Moon Viewing Udon" , like its soba counterpart, features a raw egg on top of the udon noodles, which is meant to resemble the moon. Sometimes, the tempura is placed on a separate dish beside the bowl or tray of noodles. Tempura ingredients vary between seasons and shops. Curry Udon hot Curry Udon is udon noodles served in a bowl of Japanese curry.
It is a popular dish to eat in winter as it is very warming. Because eating curry udon can a messy, some restaurants offer disposable bibs. When they are not offered, please take care when eating curry udon as the udon noodles are prone to splash curry on nearby clothes. Chikara Udon hot Chikara Udon is udon noodles served with the addition of a rice cake mochi in the hot broth. The Japanese word "chikara", meaning strength, is used as it is thought that the addition of mochi to the dish gives strength to the person eating it.
Nabeyaki Udon hot Nabeyaki Udon is a dish that is cooked and served in a hot pot nabe. The udon noodles are cooked directly in the nabe together with the broth and vegetables. Tempura is a common addition before serving, but the more typical ingredients include mushrooms, egg, kamaboko a pink and white steamed fish cake and various vegetables.
Many shops will serve this dish only during the colder months of the year. Ideally, you want fresh not frozen udon. That said, it's probably harder to find freshly made udon noodles than it was to cop a pair of Yeezy s. So hard that you would need to make a special deal with a restaurant or someone who hand-makes them to facilitate that acquisition.
If you can swing it, you're blessed and share your source with us! Udon soup with vegetables. More likely than not, you need frozen udon noodles. They're relatively ubiquitous in the freezer section at Asian grocery stores shoutout to H-Mart , which is in several cities , and Sunrise Mart , which is where we get ours.
Look out for brands like Twin Marquis and Shirakiku, if you can get them, but don't sweat the brand if you can't. Udon noodles are frozen in segmented blocks, so that when you bring it home, you can conveniently use however many servings you need and then freeze the rest. Morocco says there's no problem removing the noodles from your freezer then dropping them directly into a pot of water.
Though, take care to slightly undercook the noodles. The reason you would even opt for udon noodles in the first place is to ensure you get a slippery, toothsome noodle bite.
This will not happen if the noodles are overcooked and mushy.
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