A Japanese wheat noodle.
udon
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for udon.
Editorial note
The scary one for her is my favourite: kitsune udon.
Quick take
A Japanese wheat noodle.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for udon.
noun
A Japanese wheat noodle.
Example sentences
The scary one for her is my favourite: kitsune udon.
Why would I go with Udon (eager, functional) rather than underscore (also eager and functional, but more popular) or wu.js (lazy & functional)?
I've moved onto refrigerated udon noodles.
And other food depending on where you are in Brazil (manju, dorayaki, gobo, rakyo, azuki, wasabi, ra-men, udon,...).
My limited experience with it in Japan is that I prefer store-bought udon (which is generally sold fresh) to store-bought ramen (which is generally sold dried), but I'm sure if I looked at my noodle aisle more closely I could find a million permutations.
- 1 pack of udon noodles - a bunch of broccoli rabe or kale sauteed with garlic - 1 egg - chili crisp - sesame oil Sautee the veg while boiling the water, cook the noodles, drop in a beaten egg and the udon seasoning stuff, stir and add the cooked veg, pour into a big bowl and adorn with sesame oil and chili crisp.
Last March, I visited my wife (then fiancee) in Hiroshima and spent 3 weeks in a 250sqft weekly-rental apartment in sharing a twin bed, living off of Ogura toast and miso soup for breakfast, < $5 meals at Ramen and Udon shops, making Katsu curry together, and going on walks, and it was the best time in my entire life.
Proper noun examples
Udon, Ramen and Soba abound, and Kansai in particular has a large number of Konamon, flour-based meals and snacks (resulting from Allied food aid after the bombings).
Udon actually came out of various hacky functional JS libraries that I'd written over the years, and part of the motivation was to pull those together into a clean and coherent codebase.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use udon in a sentence?
The scary one for her is my favourite: kitsune udon.
What does udon mean?
A Japanese wheat noodle.
What part of speech is udon?
udon is commonly used as noun.