Soba and Udon

What is Yakisoba?

Yakisoba is a stir fried noodle dish made with vegetables and a meat like chicken, beef or pork belly. In Japanese yaki means grilled and soba means buck wheat noodle, but even though yakisoba has “soba” in its name the noodles grilled in this dish are similar to those found in ramen and not the buck wheat “soba” noodles. Contents: What is Yakisoba? Different types of Yakisoba Make your own Yakisoba! How to cook Yakisoba? (Yakisoba Recipe) Best Seller Fresh Yakisoba Noodles Yakisoba Sauce: powder or sauce? No Recipe Required! Ready to Eat Instant Yakisoba Noodles What is Yakisoba? Nothing says “Japanese festival food” like Yakisoba. The smells and the sounds of yakisoba cooking on a hot steel plate are […]

Definition of Somen and Somen Noodles Recipe

Contents: What are Somen Noodles? Types of Somen Noodles Pre-made Dipping Sauce How to Enjoy Somen Noodles? Yaki (Pan-Fried) Somen Recipe Somen Salad Recipe Hot Somen Noodles Recipe Eggplant Somen Noodles Recipe What are Somen Noodles? Who wouldn’t want a bowl of somen (Japanese white vermicelli noodles) on a hot summer day? Boil a generous amount of somen noodles and put them on a glass plate. Then place several pieces of ice on top. Prepare your favorite dipping sauce and condiments such as chopped ginger and green onion, and your meal is ready. Cool somen whets your appetite even in the heat of the summer, so be sure to prepare a good amount. Somen noodles are slender, so don’t cook […]

What is Soba (Buckwheat Noodles)?

Contents: What are Soba Noodles? Types of Soba Nutritional Value Different Soba Styles How to eat Soba? How to cook Soba? What are Soba Noodles? Originally, soba was eaten in the form of sobagaki (a dumpling made of soba flour kneaded with boiling water). Until then, the majority of people had enjoyed eating udon noodles, and soba had been viewed as secondary when compared to udon. However, as soba restaurants emerged and spread across the city of Edo (now known as Tokyo), the situation was reversed and soba became more dominant. Back then soba was sold under the name Ni-hachi (two eight) soba. There are two theories about the origin of this name: one is that soba was made of […]

What is Udon?

Udon noodles are white, thick and long flour noodles often served in a dashi-based soup. The texture is supple and chewy; eating udon noodles is like eating fat dumplings in noodle form, and there’s a good reason for that. Contents: What are Udon Noodles? The most famous Udon is Sanuki Udon How to cook Udon? Let’s make delicious Udon Broth (Soup) ! Kitsune Udon Noodles Recipe Niku (Meat) Udon Noodles Recipe Hiyashi (Cold) Zaru Udon Nooldes Recipe Yaki Udon Nooldes Kimchi Style Recipe Shrimp Mentaiko Udon Noodles Recipe Avocado Bacon Udon Noodles Recipe Frozen Udon Nooldes What are Udon Noodles? There are so many kinds of noodles out there, especially within the Asian food universe. What are your favorite noodles? […]