Hot or Cold Noodles?

[Trail]

Just bought these at FM and wondered if they were hot or cold noodles. Could anyone give me hand on how to eat them?

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Thank You! I feel like a noob sometimes....

[Muku]

Cold....:thumbup: It is called "zaru udon" those are noodles that are eaten in this case cold with the dipping sauce. Take the sauce that is included in the "bento" set and pour it into the bowl along with what is probably diced green onions and if you like wasabi add that in mix it up and then dip the noodles into the sauce and enjoy.

Bon a petite! :D

Edited to add here....
That yellow package is ground ginger, add that to the sauce. I prefer wasabi but they are pretty good.

[DoctorP]

cold...and they are yummy!

[Trail]

Awesome, something new to try. :D Thank you Muku and DocP!

They will have to wait until later tonight though. I just got my fill of FM sushi, which wasn't bad surprisingly. I also bought a grape drink (or so I thought) to find out it's like a Jello'ish type drink. It's different but tasty.

[Trail]

I'll try mixing wasabi in the sauce instead of the ginger provided. I <3 wasabi... :D

[OkinawaStud]

No Coldnoodles!!

[Sex Wax]

Yeah those are pretty good on a hot day. I like the thinner somen noodles better so i can slurp them down in like three slurps. Based on the revised noodle slurping ettequit edition of course. Not the old edition.

:thumbup1:

[Trail]

Is the old skool slurping more wet and sloppy vs. the new and neat slurping? I also noticed a difference in sound when implying these two different techniques. ;)

[Muku]

Yeah those are pretty good on a hot day. I like the thinner somen noodles better so i can slurp them down in like three slurps. Based on the revised noodle slurping ettequit edition of course. Not the old edition.

:thumbup1:

I am a nondemoninational slurper:thumbup:

Slurping noodles without drawing air the the nasal passages can take some time to learn. I used, and still do on occasion :o, draw air in as I am slurping and gag or end up coughing and spitting up the noodles all over the place.

Particularly hot ramen noodles.....I have a nekojita!:o or am unable to eat hot foods right off.

[Isaak Brodsky]

i really like Japanese ramen and udon noodles
and Korean nang myun and Italian linguini.

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Hiyashi chuka rocks!

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/suginoki/cabinet/sho-ra/hiyashichuka1-480.jpg

[Trail]

Mmmm, looks good Eel!

[okisteve]

Trail, you should try ramen soon! I mean at a ramen restaurant, not the instant variety. They specialize in only ramen, with a few side dishes like gyoza) and the good ones have their own special recipes for broth.

[kombu_kid]

Hiyashi chuka rocks!

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/suginoki/cabinet/sho-ra/hiyashichuka1-480.jpg

I think I've got that Pavlov's dog thing goin' on!!!!:)

[Isaak Brodsky]

yeah, me too fer sure

[Muku]

Trail, you should try ramen soon! I mean at a ramen restaurant, not the instant variety. They specialize in only ramen, with a few side dishes like gyoza) and the good ones have their own special recipes for broth.

You are quite right Steve:thumbup: I dont go out for ramen too often but there are a few places that I do like. A couple of them are the "yattai" in Matsuyama, and the other is "FuFu" ramen.

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

The thai cold noodle seafood dish yam wun sen is something else. :thumbup:

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Finding really good ramen in Okinawa is a lot like finding really good soki soba on the mainland...damn near impossible!

[Trail]

The one ramen dish I did try, I did not care for but it was also at a Chinese place. The broth was very flavorful but the noodles were so so. I do need to get my butt to a place that has real ramen and real soba. Not to be snobbish, but I am picky about my noodles for some reason. I enjoy thicker noodles (udon or the like) with a well flavored broth/stock. Anything else besides noodles and stock are garnish to me even though the pork and vegetables are a nice addition.

The cold noodles were awesome! The sauce/broth was lovely even without the fixings they provided. (ginger, nori, green onion, and sesame seeds) I did add some wasabi for kick. I can see where it would be a refreshing dish on oppressively hot days here in Okinawa. It's be about perfect with sweetened ice tea.

Additional info:
I'm also a nut for miso soup! <3 I make it at home but it just isn't right. Let me know of places that have killer miso. Sushi-Zen had crappy sushi but had REALLY good miso soup.

[Muku]

I'm also a nut for miso soup! I make it at home but it just isn't right. Let me know of places that have killer miso.

My house :first: :thumbup:

[Sex Wax]

I like the Nagashi Somen style resturants. There used to be a real good one in Awase, but they closed down last fall.
Some restaurants offer sōmen served in the manner of “flowing noodles” in the summer. Flowing Sōmen is called "Nagashi Sōmen" (流しそうめん, "Nagashi Sōmen"?) in Japanese. The noodles are placed in a long flume of bamboo across the length of the restaurant. The flume carries clear, ice-cold water.
As the sōmen come down the flume and pass by, diners pluck them out with their chopsticks and then dip them in a container of tsuyu. Catching the noodles requires a fair amount of dexterity, but the noodles that aren't caught by the time they get to the end usually aren't eaten, so diners are pressured to catch as much as they can. A select few luxurious establishments put their sōmen in real streams so that diners can enjoy their meal in a beautiful garden setting.

Bamboo Chute the noodles slide down
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nagashi_somen_by_d'n'c.jpg/399px-Nagashi_somen_by_d'n'c.jpg

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Rotating Table Top Version
http://kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kinso/kage/photos/ibusuki.JPG

http://lh3.google.com/guiangster/RvEJN7PKZRI/AAAAAAAAALs/yNnU63vZ_Uw/nagashi-somen.jpg?imgmax=512
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[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Okinawans and their pets don't do justice to real miso soup!

[Trail]

My house :first: :thumbup:

Complete with wakame? (I think I spelled it right, lol)

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

:thumbup1:My my S-dub, you got culture

[Trail]

Interesting post Wax! I never knew Japanese ate noodles in that fashion. Thank you very much for the insight!

[Sex Wax]

Interesting post Wax! I never knew Japanese ate noodles in that fashion. Thank you very much for the insight!

Yeah, the place in Awase was cool, you could drink the big glasses of Orion draft, and eat the noodles as they came down the chute. They had an inside chute and an outside chute everyone could sit around. They also had pretty good sashimi.

[Muku]

Complete with wakame? (I think I spelled it right, lol)
If that's how you want it. There are so many variations of miso soup, it is pretty much limited to your imagination, that's all.

Great for hangovers too btw.

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Very nice Wikipedia cut & paste job S-dub. Is there anything you can't do (besides quote your sources)? ;)

[Trail]

Muku, my perosnal favorites are wakame, tofu, bamboo shoots, and green onion in any and all combination. I agree with the endless possibilities and leftovers.

[Muku]

Muku, my perosnal favorites are wakame, tofu, bamboo shoots, and green onion in any and all combination. I agree with the endless possibilities and leftovers.

I usually use daikon, with kaiware-daikon, which is the radish sprouts. Getting the right soup stock helps as well. There are various ones available as you probably know, including powdered one's when you are in a rush.

[Trail]

I also read miso can be delicate when it comes to the health benefits of it. You are "never" supposed to boil miso since it kills off the live cultures.

Just a tidbit of info I adsorbed some where.

[Muku]

I also read miso can be delicate when it comes to the health benefits of it. You are "never" supposed to boil miso since it kills off the live cultures.

Just a tidbit of info I adsorbed some where.

Hmm, interesting, never heard that one before. But I will say that when I add the miso to the soup stock at the end before finishing, I have almost always turned the heat down to a simmer.

Thanks...learned something new today:thumbup:

[Trail]

Hmm, interesting, never heard that one before. But I will say that when I add the miso to the soup stock at the end before finishing, I have almost always turned the heat down to a simmer.

Thanks...learned something new today:thumbup:

Yes, I always add miso towards the very end and then remove it from heat to sit for a few minutes. The sitting time seems to help bring out the flavor of the miso more so than serving it right away.

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Trail, the problem is that the majority of miso sold today is pasteurized, and therefore contains none of the lactic acid bacteria or enzymes that are beneficial. If it is in a sealed plastic container or sealed plastic bag, it is pasteurized.

[Trail]

Trail, the problem is that the majority of miso sold today is pasteurized, and therefore contains none of the lactic acid bacteria or enzymes that are beneficial. If it is in a sealed plastic container or sealed plastic bag, it is pasteurized.

Thanks for shooting down something I thought was good for me...:crying:

Party pooper...

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Miso is good for you, even if it is pasturized. Just go to the local markets and get the traditionally aged stuff if you want the extra benefits.

[proudtobnotpc]

Miso is good for you, even if it is pasturized. Just go to the local markets and get the traditionally aged stuff if you want the extra benefits.

I have an idea- lets just eat and be happy:thumbup:

[okisteve]

I'm also a nut for miso soup! <3 I make it at home but it just isn't right. Let me know of places that have killer miso. Sushi-Zen had crappy sushi but had REALLY good miso soup.


If you follow a good recipe for miso soup it's hard to go wrong. It's not just miso - you need to start with a good dashi broth, preferably made from scratch with katsuobashi and kombu, and then season it yourself with shoyu and sake, maybe a little salt. Add the other ingredients that you like, and finally turn off the heat, scoop out a half cup of broth, dissolve the miso in the scoop of broth and return it to the pot.

Muku - thanks for those ramen suggestions. Where is fufu ramen? My kids seem to not be craving it much these days so we don't go much either but I love really good ramen. My wife took me to one place she used to frequent in Kyoto once - it was absolutely amazing.

[Sex Wax]

Very nice Wikipedia cut & paste job S-dub. Is there anything you can't do (besides quote your sources)? ;)

Sorry, it was midnight I was tired and I was semi buzzed from drinking a few after flight Capt & Cokes with my dad.

Some restaurants offer sōmen served in the manner of “flowing noodles” in the summer. Flowing Sōmen is called "Nagashi Sōmen" (流しそうめん, "Nagashi Sōmen"?) in Japanese. The noodles are placed in a long flume of bamboo across the length of the restaurant. The flume carries clear, ice-cold water. As the sōmen come down the flume and pass by, diners pluck them out with their chopsticks and then dip them in a container of tsuyu. Catching the noodles requires a fair amount of dexterity, but the noodles that aren't caught by the time they get to the end usually aren't eaten, so diners are pressured to catch as much as they can. A select few luxurious establishments put their sōmen in real streams so that diners can enjoy their meal in a beautiful garden setting.
-From WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somen
http://wikipedia.org/

[Muku]

Muku - thanks for those ramen suggestions. Where is fufu ramen? My kids seem to not be craving it much these days so we don't go much either but I love really good ramen. My wife took me to one place she used to frequent in Kyoto once - it was absolutely amazing.

Steve here is a list of places with ramen shops (http://blog.ti-da.net/ptb_topic.php?offset=24&sort_type=click&view_type=1&tp_id=34).

And here is the link to 風風らめん (http://www.fufuramen.com/shoplist.php) scroll down the page to the bottom and you will see the links to their locations.


But I will say that the best ramen I have ever eaten was in Fukuoka, Hakata Ramen:thumbup:

[P_chan]

What is the name of the ramen shop on 58 next to obligato? I know there is another one up in nago too. I love that place! Miso butter ramen and fried rice FTW!

[DougP]

kahgetsu I think.:)

[DoctorP]

What is the name of the ramen shop on 58 next to obligato? I know there is another one up in nago too. I love that place! Miso butter ramen and fried rice FTW!

The one on 58 in Chatan is quite famous...many celebrities eat there when they visit Okinawa. There is also a place on 329 near my house that is the same way.