I don't know about where you are but summer has hit us full force! I just came back home and it was 35C inside my apartment. So hot.
On a day like this Hiyakake Udon (cold broth with udon noodles) is a great way to cool down. Hiyakake (冷かけ) means "pour cold," which refers to the cold broth they pour over the udon.
My udon dish also had Daikon Oroshi (大根おろし), which is shredded white radish, and a small citrus fruit called Sudachi (酢橘) on top. We squeeze the juice from the Sudachi and mix it into the broth before eating.
There is also a wide variety of tempura you can choose from, everything from fish to veggies. The Kabocha (かぼちゃ) or pumpkin tempura is one of my favorites.
It's so good, I could eat here every day! (and I sometimes do...)
Simple is Best. 素材の良さと気の利いた隠し味の絶妙なｺﾗﾎﾞﾚｰｼｮﾝが愉しめそうですね。急にお腹がすいてきました。ほんとうに美味しそうに撮られますね！ (ﾟｰ,ﾟ*)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love these Food posts!
ReplyDeleteBtw, it's heating up here in SoCal also: 100 F!
I'm really not a noodles-guy.
ReplyDeleteI've never had cold noodles, but it does sound ideal for these hot summer days. 35C is too hot, it's never reached that at my house. Which is good, because we don't have air conditioning!
ReplyDeleteNot so hot here, for now. I'd like to try the cold broth, but I am not so sure that I will like it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so refreshing and appetizing! miam, miam. Look forward to trying it out but first I'll have to find a restaurant in Montreal that serves that. In the meantime, do keep those food posts coming, once in a while.
ReplyDeleteSo very happy to see you back and I appreciate your visits to my blog. :)
Ok, I'll take Birdman's portion because I love these soups.
ReplyDeleteHad to get a translation for 35C. Oh gosh, inside? That's brutal. But I have lived in places without A/C, and ice was a good friend.
Oishiiiii soooo! Tabimasho! Itadakemasu!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds delicious and refreshing. I've never had cold noodles, but i'm willing to try!
ReplyDeleteSame weather over here. Your food however sounds and looks much better.
ReplyDeletePlease have a wonderful Tuesday.
Wow, that dish holding the kabo-ten looks exactly like the dishes at Marugame Seimen :-).
ReplyDeleteI'll have to keep that chain in mind when I visit japan again. It looks scrumptious.
Yummy! It looks great, I bet it tastes great too. I love cold noodles especially on hot days.
ReplyDeleteI've just had breakfast and am hungry all over again.
ReplyDelete35? Oh no... I usually start feeling sick when it hits 30 in my apartment like it did last week...
I could eat that every day too Kaori, love noodles and pasta in general.
ReplyDeletecold udon is something i have yet to try.
ReplyDeletesoon i hope. ^0^
your explanation makes my stomach churn yet again. ^0^
Looks good to me! I like the noodles and radish. But you can keep the sudachi (we call it kalamansi in the Philippines and we have a tree in our yard)... I like to make juice out it, but not to squeeze it onto foods. It's always hot in Manila, but not unbearably so... it's the rainy season and that cools the air.
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