For durability, most noodle-makers turn to a composition ... a context you won't find for udon. Such a fine-dining predisposition showcases the complexity of Japanese noodle-making, with only ...

Another popular Japanese noodle is udon (pronounced ooh-doh ... of freshly made ramen from an experienced ramen maker, you do ...

Japanese udon resides in a different body of liquid ... making station (cue the obligatory Instagram pictures), where noodle-makers cut the strands, boil them and measure out portions in bowls ...

KANONJI, Kagawa Prefecture—It looks like a helmet when laid face down, but flip it over and it becomes a bowl for “udon” noodles ... “As a plastic products maker, however, we cannot ...

MEIWA, Gunma Prefecture--When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town ... decision for Yamada-udon, which sells 390-yen ($2.48) bowls of noodles and for which the slightest ...