Recipe: Kimchi udon (not quite Gangnam Style)
As a (only slightly ashamed) fan of K-Pop for the last few years, it comes as a bit of a surprise that we might be on the verge of having […]
Tag Archives: noodles
Review: Tonkotsu
Ramen. So it might be kinda-sorta-Chinese technically, but it’s the noodle that has made it furthest out of Japan (well, at least mostly in dehydrated instant form), surpassing udon and […]
Recipe: Zaru udon (chilled udon noodles and dipping sauce)
Before I lived out there, the only time I’d ever spent in Japan was during the summer holidays. The temperature was unfailingly sweaty – about 32 degrees with humidity that […]
Recipe: Thai-style glass noodle salad
So while the rest of London heads out to enjoy the sunshine with a pint by the river, I’m a prisoner of my paycheck and spending the evening rifling around […]
Happy birthday, Momofuku Ando!
Today would have been the 102nd birthday of Momofuku Ando, the man who gave us instant ramen and Cup Noodles. He died five years ago, but if I had one, […]
Scoffing on the Silk Road
New Year’s Eve: either playing the Revel challenge after watching the Hootenanny slowly dirge out the waning year, or paying over the odds to spend the evening in a dressed-up […]
