The udon noodles were too soft and the broth was bland.
Showing posts with label udon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label udon. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Afternoon udon tea set @ Yoshinoya
Went during afternoon hours and they had the udon or glass noodles so I tried the Udon.
The udon noodles were too soft and the broth was bland.
The udon noodles were too soft and the broth was bland.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Curry hamburger steak vs Product shot @ Jika
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Curry Hamburger steak with rice and curry sauce
Although the product shot was only for reference, it was interesting that the hamburger was much smaller and there were no carrots in the sauce.
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Udon with sesame sauce with shredded chicken
This is basically the same as the chinese noodles in sesame sauce with chicken and julienne cucumbers.
The sesame sauce is stronger than the Chinese one to give the udon full flavour, however the sesame taste was not as sickly as the Chinese one because it was slightly sweet and sour.
There were also tempura pieces as a side on the noodles which made it Japanese. The tempura pieces were quite nice because the frying oil was fresh and they were fried just right that they were light and crispy.
As well as chicken there was also a Japanese style hot spring egg Onsen Tamago which is similar to a poached egg however the surface of the egg is smooth!
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Although the product shot was only for reference, it was interesting that the hamburger was much smaller and there were no carrots in the sauce.
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This is basically the same as the chinese noodles in sesame sauce with chicken and julienne cucumbers.
The sesame sauce is stronger than the Chinese one to give the udon full flavour, however the sesame taste was not as sickly as the Chinese one because it was slightly sweet and sour.
There were also tempura pieces as a side on the noodles which made it Japanese. The tempura pieces were quite nice because the frying oil was fresh and they were fried just right that they were light and crispy.
As well as chicken there was also a Japanese style hot spring egg Onsen Tamago which is similar to a poached egg however the surface of the egg is smooth!
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Curry udon @ Jika Udon
The curry udon was reasonable, the udon was al dente and the curry sauce was light.
I was expecting the soup to be thicker but it was quite thin.
But overall the udons at Jika are reasonable priced.
I was expecting the soup to be thicker but it was quite thin.
But overall the udons at Jika are reasonable priced.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Light dinner @ Watami
The food at Watami is usually Ok, ordered the stir-fried udon, meatballs, hotpot and fatty tuna with spring onion.
The udon was just right not too soft or hard, the meatballs had a crispy shell and complemented well with the sauce.
As for the hotpot, the tofu was nice and silky, however the soup base became strong in beef taste after the beef had been in there for a while.
The fatty tuna was rather fat, and the spring onions coarsely chopped.
The udon was just right not too soft or hard, the meatballs had a crispy shell and complemented well with the sauce.
As for the hotpot, the tofu was nice and silky, however the soup base became strong in beef taste after the beef had been in there for a while.
The fatty tuna was rather fat, and the spring onions coarsely chopped.
Light dinner @ Watami
The food at Watami is usually Ok, ordered the stir-fried udon, meatballs, hotpot and fatty tuna with spring onion.
The udon was just right not too soft or hard, the meatballs had a crispy shell and complemented well with the sauce.
As for the hotpot, the tofu was nice and silky, however the soup base became strong in beef taste after the beef had been in there for a while.
The fatty tuna was rather fat, and the spring onions coarsely chopped.
The udon was just right not too soft or hard, the meatballs had a crispy shell and complemented well with the sauce.
As for the hotpot, the tofu was nice and silky, however the soup base became strong in beef taste after the beef had been in there for a while.
The fatty tuna was rather fat, and the spring onions coarsely chopped.
Noodle Factory that only produces UDON!! @ 赤丸製麵所 Akamaru Noodles Factory
A little joint in Polam that serves Japanese food, a bit similar to Ajisen, however the choices are so limited.
Being a noodle factory I was expecting more choices on noodles, but they only offer Udon.
The menu itself dosnt offer much either, I felt it was Chinese cuisine trying to imitate Japanese food.
Ordered two sets, a rice and a noodle, the rice was thinly sliced pork with Japanese bbq sauce. The rice was a bit weird, it had ketchup on it.
The noodles in herb soup had no herb taste at all, the only thing that tasted right was the grilled prawns.
The noodles was the most expensive set, but I didnt feel it was worth being the most expensive, the octopuses were frozen ones.
The snacks that came with it were chicken nuggets and seaweed with octopus in sesame sauce. The seaweed and octopus is just like the starters from genki sushi.
The chicken nuggets didnt taste right as the oil was so old.
The only thing I liked was the condiments, green tea salt, curry salt which served on the food in some places but not placed on the tables for the customers to freely use.
However there is not much range on the menu that needs these salts, they taste better on sushi's.
The drink was quite obviously chinese, Longuan and Jujube.
Being a noodle factory I was expecting more choices on noodles, but they only offer Udon.
The menu itself dosnt offer much either, I felt it was Chinese cuisine trying to imitate Japanese food.
Ordered two sets, a rice and a noodle, the rice was thinly sliced pork with Japanese bbq sauce. The rice was a bit weird, it had ketchup on it.
The noodles in herb soup had no herb taste at all, the only thing that tasted right was the grilled prawns.
The noodles was the most expensive set, but I didnt feel it was worth being the most expensive, the octopuses were frozen ones.
The snacks that came with it were chicken nuggets and seaweed with octopus in sesame sauce. The seaweed and octopus is just like the starters from genki sushi.
The chicken nuggets didnt taste right as the oil was so old.
The only thing I liked was the condiments, green tea salt, curry salt which served on the food in some places but not placed on the tables for the customers to freely use.
However there is not much range on the menu that needs these salts, they taste better on sushi's.
The drink was quite obviously chinese, Longuan and Jujube.
Noodle Factory that only produces UDON!! @ 赤丸製麵所 Akamaru Noodles Factory
A little joint in Polam that serves Japanese food, a bit similar to Ajisen, however the choices are so limited.
Being a noodle factory I was expecting more choices on noodles, but they only offer Udon.
The menu itself dosnt offer much either, I felt it was Chinese cuisine trying to imitate Japanese food.
Ordered two sets, a rice and a noodle, the rice was thinly sliced pork with Japanese bbq sauce. The rice was a bit weird, it had ketchup on it.
The noodles in herb soup had no herb taste at all, the only thing that tasted right was the grilled prawns.
The noodles was the most expensive set, but I didnt feel it was worth being the most expensive, the octopuses were frozen ones.
The snacks that came with it were chicken nuggets and seaweed with octopus in sesame sauce. The seaweed and octopus is just like the starters from genki sushi.
The chicken nuggets didnt taste right as the oil was so old.
The only thing I liked was the condiments, green tea salt, curry salt which served on the food in some places but not placed on the tables for the customers to freely use.
However there is not much range on the menu that needs these salts, they taste better on sushi's.
The drink was quite obviously chinese, Longuan and Jujube.
Being a noodle factory I was expecting more choices on noodles, but they only offer Udon.
The menu itself dosnt offer much either, I felt it was Chinese cuisine trying to imitate Japanese food.
Ordered two sets, a rice and a noodle, the rice was thinly sliced pork with Japanese bbq sauce. The rice was a bit weird, it had ketchup on it.
The noodles in herb soup had no herb taste at all, the only thing that tasted right was the grilled prawns.
The noodles was the most expensive set, but I didnt feel it was worth being the most expensive, the octopuses were frozen ones.
The snacks that came with it were chicken nuggets and seaweed with octopus in sesame sauce. The seaweed and octopus is just like the starters from genki sushi.
The chicken nuggets didnt taste right as the oil was so old.
The only thing I liked was the condiments, green tea salt, curry salt which served on the food in some places but not placed on the tables for the customers to freely use.
However there is not much range on the menu that needs these salts, they taste better on sushi's.
The drink was quite obviously chinese, Longuan and Jujube.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Only for the environment and eating utensils @ 江川手打烏冬
I have bookmarked this place ages ago but never really made a real effort to visit this place, what’s even more surprisingly is that I always walk past it and never notice it, so it shows how it doesn’t stand out.
Today, it must have been late at night, and less people on the street, so somehow it stood out.
I bookmarked this place because of the semi transparent bowls and chopsticks they use, other than that I don’t really like to eat Udon, especially Udon in soup because it tends to be tasteless.
However I did hope for some miracle that it would taste nice like this shop in TST that is closed, the one with the shake shake black octopus udon.
Inside, the seating was quite nice, individual tables partitioned nicely, there were some nicer seats along the wall too with pretty colour changing optic lights.
Even on the bottom of the benches there was blue lighting, and the support to the table was clear acrylic pillars.
The skirting was pretty too, it was tiled with crystals and the mirror was very relaxing, patterned with bubbles.
Anyway back to the food, udon seems to be its main item on the menu.
Typically udon means its Japanese cuisine, however in this case, the outside of the shop doesn’t look very Japanese to me and its name makes it sounds like one of those China provinces.
Looking further at the menu, they do have some rather bizarre items for a Japanese restaurants.
I tend to find bizarre items in Mong Kok, most probably because the people there are more diverse and they expect all sorts of weird and wonderful combinations.
I was tempted in ordering mashed potatoes and escargot, and there were these rolls that were like Mexican tortilla rolls in Japanese style.
As for udon, there was at least ten different soup bases to choose from, the ones that stood out were: carrot, tom yum kung and bak kut teh. Considering they had tom yum kung, they should of had Laksa too!!!
good variety of soup bases 
escargots! 
Mexican looking rolls 
I think carrot would have been nice, but I ordered bak kut teh instead.
I wish they had other noodles to choose from as well.
Apart from the noodles I also ordered stir fried clams korean style with asparagus.
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Bak Kut Teh Udon:
The soup smelt like bak kut teh, although there was a slight sour taste to it, as expected the udon was a bit tasteless.
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Stir fried Clams:
The clams were quite big, however 90% of the were tightly shut, which was a nuisance opening them up.
The dish was a bit like one of those korean clay pots with sizzling ingredients, it had mushrooms in it as well.
The taste was a mix of yellow bean sauce and ketchup with a hint of chili and slightly smokey from the stir frying process.
The asparagus was buried right at the bottom of the dish, and only the stalks was served
and no asparagus tips.
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Overall the food is so-so, only the decor is nice.
The chopsticks were innovative, but unpractical, it was impossible eating the noodles as they kept slipping back in the bowl and splashing soup everywhere.
Really cool clear table leg 
Cyber seating illumination 
Relaxing bubble droplets on the mirror 
Pretty dangling crystal droplets 
Crystal studded skirting 
colour changing crystals
Today, it must have been late at night, and less people on the street, so somehow it stood out.
I bookmarked this place because of the semi transparent bowls and chopsticks they use, other than that I don’t really like to eat Udon, especially Udon in soup because it tends to be tasteless.
However I did hope for some miracle that it would taste nice like this shop in TST that is closed, the one with the shake shake black octopus udon.
Inside, the seating was quite nice, individual tables partitioned nicely, there were some nicer seats along the wall too with pretty colour changing optic lights.
Even on the bottom of the benches there was blue lighting, and the support to the table was clear acrylic pillars.
The skirting was pretty too, it was tiled with crystals and the mirror was very relaxing, patterned with bubbles.
Anyway back to the food, udon seems to be its main item on the menu.
Typically udon means its Japanese cuisine, however in this case, the outside of the shop doesn’t look very Japanese to me and its name makes it sounds like one of those China provinces.
Looking further at the menu, they do have some rather bizarre items for a Japanese restaurants.
I tend to find bizarre items in Mong Kok, most probably because the people there are more diverse and they expect all sorts of weird and wonderful combinations.
I was tempted in ordering mashed potatoes and escargot, and there were these rolls that were like Mexican tortilla rolls in Japanese style.
As for udon, there was at least ten different soup bases to choose from, the ones that stood out were: carrot, tom yum kung and bak kut teh. Considering they had tom yum kung, they should of had Laksa too!!!
good variety of soup bases
escargots!
Mexican looking rolls
I think carrot would have been nice, but I ordered bak kut teh instead.
I wish they had other noodles to choose from as well.
Apart from the noodles I also ordered stir fried clams korean style with asparagus.
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Bak Kut Teh Udon:
The soup smelt like bak kut teh, although there was a slight sour taste to it, as expected the udon was a bit tasteless.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Stir fried Clams:
The clams were quite big, however 90% of the were tightly shut, which was a nuisance opening them up.
The dish was a bit like one of those korean clay pots with sizzling ingredients, it had mushrooms in it as well.
The taste was a mix of yellow bean sauce and ketchup with a hint of chili and slightly smokey from the stir frying process.
The asparagus was buried right at the bottom of the dish, and only the stalks was served
and no asparagus tips.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Overall the food is so-so, only the decor is nice.
The chopsticks were innovative, but unpractical, it was impossible eating the noodles as they kept slipping back in the bowl and splashing soup everywhere.
Really cool clear table leg
Cyber seating illumination
Relaxing bubble droplets on the mirror
Pretty dangling crystal droplets
Crystal studded skirting
colour changing crystals
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