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- From: frank@hp-ptp.ptp.hp.com (Frank Ma)
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 21:05:42 GMT
- Subject: Re: Japanese noodle house?
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- After reading the responses to this note, there seems to be some
- confusion about what constitutes "Japanese noodles." There are
- several types of noodles the Japanese eat, in general what we
- get here in the area are udon, soba, and ramen.
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- Most of the restuarants introduced here in the responses serve
- either udon or soba. Udon is a thick white noodle made from rice
- flour and is generally served hot. Soba is made from buckwheat,
- is almost greenish, and is serve both hot and cold (zaru soba.)
-
- Ramen is the Japanese adaptation of the Chinese "Lamen", or hand-
- pull noodles. This is the variety that Tampopo was trying to
- perfect in the movie. It is made from wheat flour and is yellowish
- in appearance. It has a bit of elasticity to it and is somewhat
- chewy (al dente). It is serve hot or cold: one chooses the miso-based
- or shiyu-based broth for hot. This is the kind that is served around
- train stations in Japan for cheap. After sampling the various place
- in the Bay area, the two that seem quite authentic are:
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- Ramen-Ya: Burlingame
- Iroha: San Francisco Japantown
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- Frank Ma
- frank@hp-ptp.hp.com
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