adventures in udon.

[HeHateMe]

Going to the japanese market in arlington hts tomorrow for the first time and im gonna make some authentic udon soup. Anybody familiar with doing this from scratch? Anyone been there before? we're trying to eat a little healthier as spring approaches soi figured going asian will keep it real...

 

[Anno Catuli]

I was actually there this afternoon. My friend and I went there for lunch.

No sure what udon soup is.... but we had soup with our meal. Kinda tasted like chicken broth

 

[HeHateMe]

I was actually there this afternoon. My friend and I went there for lunch.

No sure what udon soup is.... but we had soup with our meal. Kinda tasted like chicken broth

Udon is just a type of thicker, slightly chewy noodle.

I heard it's a little shabby but pretty cool, how was it?

Did you check out the burger restaurant?

Tomorrow I'm grabbing Miso paste, Mirin and a large bottle of Tamari. Beyond that who knows, but I have to get the basics. I also might get one of these to throw in some ramen:

 

[HeHateMe]

This is what I intend on making:

 

[Anno Catuli]

It is kinda shabby, with everything kinda thrown together, but not too bad.

Didn't check out the burger joint, my friend wanted me to try some Japanese food. I forget the name of it, but it was pretty good.

 

[HeHateMe]

Its pretty neat. Cool seeing a bunch of food you really cant find anywhere else. My two year old daughter loved it, sampled lots of strange new things! I got some real soy sauce, mirin, and some other japanese staples, some really funky mushrooms, a fish sausage, daikon, dried seaweed, and an overall quality experience. It was like my first trip to a gun store-overwhelming, foreign and full of minorities with very little manners.

 

[Stapler]

I like Japanese grub a lot.

 

[94c4lt1]

This is what I intend on making:

Holy shiitake!

 

[HeHateMe]

I like Japanese grub a lot.

Simple ingredient, very complex prep and composition. Im learning alot today. Making soyu ramen from scratch is laborious as ****.

 

[Stapler]

Simple ingredient, very complex prep and composition. Im learning alot today. Making soyu ramen from scratch is laborious as ****.

Please share any recipes and lessons learned. I like making noodles but have never tried ramen sized. Rice flour?

 

[HeHateMe]

Please share any recipes and lessons learned. I like making noodles but have never tried ramen sized. Rice flour?

buy the noodles. Put all the effort into the broth, that alone takes at least 4 hours. I will share the details on that later when im done with a little plumbing project. Fml!