udon

Opinion | Udon aren’t my favourite noodles, but after eating bowls of them in Shikoku, Japan, I appreciate them more

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To be honest, udon are not my favourite Japanese noodles. I prefer soumen, a thinner, more delicate variety of wheat noodles, and the earthier soba made from buckwheat. When I do have udon, I prefer to eat them cold, dunking the noodles into a cup of light, fish-based dipping sauce. Nyumen, a soup of soumen … Read more

Opinion | Why you should try pizza in Japan and udon in London, and the benefit of thinking outside the box when you eat overseas

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Trying new (to me) food and drink is truly my favourite part of travelling around the world, though it hasn’t always been that way. Paris, for many, is a bucket-list destination. I first travelled there as an undergraduate, suffering a nine-hour red-eye journey via MegaBus and ferry, arriving in the early hours of the morning … Read more