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.

"Vince" wrote in message
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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.

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:

http://www.japan-guide.com/r/e105.html

Peter Aitken

"Vince" wrote in message
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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.

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:

http://www.japan-guide.com/r/e105.html

Peter Aitken

"Vince" wrote in message ...
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.

"Vince" wrote in message ...
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.