What are those thick round japanese noodles used for yakiudon?

Question

I recently went to a japanese resteraunt and had a delicious dish called yakiudon. In it, they used a noolde that I've seen in certain other japanese dishes, but I've never been able to discover the name of the noodle. They are very thick and almost tubular. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? I'd love to buy them if I can find the name. Thanks so much!

Answer 1

It is called Udon. Yaki is the word for fried, and yakiudon means stirfried Udon noodles. You can buy them dried in Asian food marts.

Answer 2

Udon.  These are usually sold in plastic bags as they are fresh wheat noodles which can be added directly to dishes without boiling them first.  The 'yaki' part of yakiudon means fried, as in okonomiyaki.

Answer 3

Hi!

I am asian and the noodle you are talking about is "UDON" noodle. The texture is thick, smooth and white in color.

Heres is a pic for visual:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/husni/10332...

The dish that you had "YAKI -UDON" is one of my favorites!

It is actually really really simple to make... (now that you know the name of the noodle)

Here is a recipe that i use all the time!

===Ingredients===

9 1/2 ounces udon noodles

7 ounces chicken b*****s

1/2 medium onion

1 carrot

1 zucchini

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1 pinch salt

ground pepper

===Directions===

1-Bring large pot to boil and cook Udon noodles.

2-Finely slice the veggies and chicken. Cook chicken throughly in olive oil, then cook veggies and noodles lightly. Add soy sauce, salt and pepper and toss in pan!

SIMPLE AND EASY! *A DELICIOUS MEAL!*

Hope that helps you!

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 4

Udon noodles,most supermarkets stock them I think

Answer 5

The name of the noodle is udon.  You'll see it in wet, stir fried dishes and also in soups.