This video shows how to make authentic niku udon, a comforting Japanese beef noodle soup. Thinly sliced beef is simmered with ...

This video shows how to make spicy yaki udon, a bold and flavorful Japanese stir-fried noodle dish with shrimp and vegetables ...

Hetty McKinnon had no way of knowing that the title of her latest book, “To Asia, With Love,” would end up carrying so much more meaning by its publication date than when she first conceived it. “Even ...

Only 100 bowls are available per day, and diners’ options are limited to extra beef, extra noodles, double extra noodles, or no beef. The thick udon noodles are presented in a fish-based broth, topped ...

The line outside Edobori Kida, a small noodle stand in Osaka, Japan, was ten salarymen deep--about a 30-minute wait for lunch. When I finally got to the counter, I ordered the house special, a cold ...

There is the line at Marugame Monzo, curling into the somewhat longer line outside the ramen shop Daikokuya a few feet away. There is cold Asahi on tap and a stunningly good appetizer of tempura-fried ...

Udon noodles are the epitome of comfort food. Thick flour noodles, usually in a mild broth, which can include toppings like tempura, egg, even something exotic like sea urchin. A bowl is a perfect, ...

Comfort food comes in many forms. For some it is a just-baked chocolate chip cookie; for others, pot roast over mashed potatoes. For many, it was something their mother or grandmother used to make. Or ...

It’s not hard to find decent noodles in Kagawa, the unofficial “Udon Capital of Japan.” The prefecture on Shikoku island is home to more than 700 restaurants that specialize in udon. You’re never more ...