Comments on: Kyoto Nishijin Shinise: Tawaraya Meibutsu Udon

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:38:30 +0000

Wow, 3-4 lunches a day and multiple dinners sounds pretty luxurious! But I guess if you love real Japanese food, you don’t want to miss out.

By: FFichiban

FFichiban — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:13:42 +0000

Hee hee yeah my trips to Japan always somehow end up with 3-4 lunches a day and multiple dinners as well unless its a really big meal. Therefore I gain like 20kgs on each trip haha XD

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:34:18 +0000

Hello FFichiban, It was more substantial than I expected, however, if you are in need of a big meal, than I would not recommend Tawaraya’s Nihon Udon. Their other sets are the usual size though. If you are a traveling foodie, you can always lunch here, then get a bite or two at some snacky or wagashi place to keep you going until dinner.

By: FFichiban

FFichiban — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:37:17 +0000

Oh that is very interesting! I don’t think I could keep going on two strands of udon tho even if they are super thick hee hee but hmmm would very much like to check it out

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:08:58 +0000

Hello Marc, Well, from my experience Sanuki udon is rather hard (koshi ga aru). In Kyoto, noodles are generally soft. These monstrous noodles were quite mochi-like, I thought. So did my friend. (もちもちとした) So, I think they were unlike Sanuki style udon.

I think that you should definitely do your ‘No Recipes’ original version of monster udon!

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:55:03 +0000

That certainly is different… Is the texture like sanuki udon?