What were they eating?

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:38:16 -0500, "Vince" <[email hidden]>

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This is an unusual question, but, in the movie, "Black
Rain," Michael Douglas and the Japanese actor, Ken
Takakura, are eating at a "noodle bar" in Japan. With
chopsticks. they were eating long noodles in a large cup of
what looked like broth. I'm guessing it was some kind of
soup. Can anyone tell me what they were slurping up - the
type of noodle, what the liquid was, etc.

I remember the scene. It was udon. A very popular
convenience food/street food in Japan.

-sw

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Quoted message said:

This is an unusual question, but, in the movie, "Black
Rain," Michael Douglas and the Japanese actor, Ken
Takakura, are eating at a "noodle bar" in Japan. With
chopsticks. they were eating long noodles in a large cup

of

Quoted message said:

what looked like broth. I'm guessing it was some kind of
soup. Can

anyone

Quoted message said:

tell me what they were slurping up - the type of noodle,
what the liquid was, etc.

Thank you for responding.

Could be a lot of things - Japanese cuisine includes a lot
of "noodle in broth" dishes. It could be soba (buckwheat)
noodles, or udon (wheat noodles), the broth could be any one
of several things, it could contain fish, veg, eggs, etc.
This site provides a good overview:

japan-guide.come105.htmlOpen ↗

Peter Aitken

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Quoted message said:

This is an unusual question, but, in the movie, "Black
Rain," Michael Douglas and the Japanese actor, Ken
Takakura, are eating at a "noodle bar" in Japan. With
chopsticks. they were eating long noodles in a large cup
of what looked like broth. I'm guessing it was some kind
of soup. Can anyone tell me what they were slurping up -
the type of noodle, what the liquid was, etc.

Thank you for responding.

They were eating either Soba or Udon noodles.

Kitsume Udon is udon noodles in hot broth with negi (green
onions) and fried tofu on top.

Kitsune means a fox; literally. Kitsune Udon is named after
the saying that fried tofu is foxes' favorite.

Kitsune is usually served hot, though sometimes it is served
cold, but its popularity is not far lower than hot one.

The variation of udon dishes is in accordance with toppings.
Tempura Udon is with prawn tempura (coated in batter made
from wheat flour and deep-fried).

Tanuki Udon , in Tokyo area, has agedama (fried tempura
batter) that helps the broth rich & flavourful. Since the
variation of toppings are infinite, some restarurants offer
their original udon menu wtih unique toppings.