Japanese Noodles

Lessons 17 and 18: Japanese Noodles

Today, noodles are often served in place of rice in a kaiseki meal.

These lessons will show you how to make soba and udon noodles from scratch. In addition, you will learn how to prepare a traditional dipping sauce for noodles.

Finally, you’ll learn which condiments best complement noodle dishes.

Techniques in these Lessons:

• How to make soba noodles
• The preparation of noodle dipping sauce
• How to make udon noodles
• The varieties of condiments to use with noodles

Recipes from Lessons 17 and 18:

• Soba Noodles with Grated Daikon White Radish
• Soba Noodles in Broth (“Kake-soba”)
• Soba Gaki
• Noodle Dipping Sauce
• Chilled Udon Noodles
• Udon in Thickened Yuba Broth
• Chilled Somen Noodles

With English language mini-texts containing the recipes for all dishes in Lessons 17 and 18 prepared by TSUJI’s professors.