Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jun 5, 2021
At Dashin Soan, handmade noodles take pride of place
by Robbie Swinnerton
Expect refined ambience, a selection of elegant appetizers and top-notch soba.
Food & Drink May 29, 2021
Keizo Shimamoto is taking true ‘craft ramen’ nationwide
by Michael Sosnick
The chef may have garnered fame for his ramen burger, but he's now on a mission to revolutionize ramen quality in the United States, starting with the noodles.
Food & Drink Apr 24, 2021
Top 5: The best soupless tantanmen in Tokyo
by Florentyna Leow
Tantanmen in Japan is less tethered to the dish’s Sichuan heritage, leaving room for innovation. Here are five tantanmen restaurants in the capital worth the tongue-tingling spice.
Food & Drink Jan 2, 2021
Have you ever heard of the ‘three great noodles of Morioka’?
by Louise George Kittaka
Known collectively as the “Morioka sandaimen,” each dish features a noodle with distinct cultural roots.
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Dec 19, 2020
This is the quintessential Japanese noodle dish you should eat over new year
by Makiko Itoh
Toshikoshi soba is a comforting dish best enjoyed slowly, perhaps with some sake, while you quietly plan ahead for a better 2021.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Feb 29, 2020
Izakaya Aobadai: Classic soba, new-wave sake and cherry-tree views
by Robbie Swinnerton
It's an excellent sign when the first sight that greets you at a restaurant is a gleaming refrigerator filled with some of the best sake in Japan. When the next thing you see is a room set aside for rolling out and cutting soba ...
Food & Drink Sep 28, 2019
From noodles to sushi, Japanese cuisine makes inroads in India
Japanese food favorites such as udon noodles and sushi are gaining a presence in India, where the country's distribution network and tradition-bound food culture present Japanese entrepreneurs with formidable challenges.
Digital | ON: TECH Aug 18, 2019
Staying cool in the summer heat
by Chiho Komoriya
Space noodles, chemical-free bug control and hassle-free fireworks viewing — just a few things to help enjoy the summer.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Apr 20, 2019
Shuichi Kotani: Taking soba noodles worldwide
by J.J. O'Donoghue
From working at McDonald's in Himeji to making noodles for Japanese restaurants in America, Shuichi Kotani has always looked for and taken opportunities.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jan 5, 2019
Men Chirashi: Udon gets the hip, creative treatment
by Robbie Swinnerton
After all the holiday overindulgence, what better way to start a new year than with noodles? They're simple, wholesome, filling and, best of all, cheap. And none more so than the long, white, chunky, chewy wheat noodles known as Sanuki udon. But wait, aren't noodles, ...
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Nov 17, 2018
A comforting udon noodle recipe for the winter season
by Makiko Itoh
Two of the most popular everyday hot udon soups are named after animals that have a special place in Japanese folklore and the Shinto religion: the kitsune (fox) and the tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog).
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE May 5, 2018
Sobagami: Soba noodles served with quiet formality
by Robbie Swinnerton
Sobagami is a soba noodle specialist — this you can guess from the name — but it is also an offshoot of the very genteel Ginza Kamiya, a high-end kappō that takes pride in doing things the right way.