Comments on: Sakura Hiyashi Udon Tsukemen

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:48:57 +0000

Hi Jenna, Actually sakura noodles are rare. I have seen them before but I don’t think that I ever ate any. Green tea noodles are available year round in most super markets and some soba restaurants.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:36:45 +0000

OMG! I am so envious! I only got to stay in Kyoto for one day (school trip) so we didn’t get to do much shopping…for food! *_* I should have known there would be sakura noodles since green tea noodles exist!

Butbut I did get to buy sakura manju at the konbini ~ I love Japanese flavors.

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:05:34 +0000

Hi Nate, Loved your KC-135 post. Ah, how 50 years passes so quickly!

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:03:56 +0000

Momo – I have had chocolate beer!

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:03:21 +0000

Hi Momo,
Wow, chocolate pasta!?! NO, that takes the cake! How was it?
And black tea noodles, that sounds interesting. Where did you have those and how were they?

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:01:11 +0000

Hi Pepy, Probably fresh sakura noodles are a very rare thing in Winnipeg! Let us know if you find any! Maybe they have smoked whitefish udon? he he

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:47:29 +0000

The tsuyu, that’s what I like about tsukemen, at least at Taishoken. It is so much more concentrated and tasty than what would be the regular broth when eating ramen. And I like the fact that the ramen stays more firm longer.

By: Momo

Momo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:02:37 +0000

wow! the Sakura udon is soo pretty!!
I would love to try that someday- i’d say the most interesting noodles i’ve had would include green-tea (which seems a bit normal to me), chocolate pasta, and black tea noodles! although I think your sakura udon noodles beat me by a thousand!

By: Pepy

Pepy — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:39:23 +0000

I bet I would love this, I love udon and tsuyu.

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:42:48 +0000

Hello Marija, I have had Czech liqueur made from various fruits, but not Serbian. I suppose they are different. Is the sakura liqueur made from fruit or flowers?

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:11:47 +0000

Hi Diva, Well, if you had a sakura tattooed on you, then in Japan you might be thought of as a yakuza-no-onna! Actually, the taste of sakura in noodles is very, very light. Before the noodles are boiled, they smell of sakura. But after just a quick boil, there isn't much left. Sakura-mochi retains a lot of sakura, I suppose because it hasn't been heated much.

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:04:18 +0000

Hey Nate, Yeah, tsukemen doesn’t seem real big in Kyoto either. I have only had it at restaurants here that started somewhere else. Either Kanto or Kyushu it seems. Taste good though!