Is miso udon soup common?

udonboi · (#1 (**permalink**))

I make Kake udon (called Su udon in Kansai) on a regular basis because it is good tasting and easy to make and I can make it suitable for myself because I am a vegetarian. I just make a kombu/shiitake dashi and pour it over cooked udon noodles to make udon noodle soup. I have been making this for a while because of the simplicity.

I also use miso soup sometimes (miso paste dissolved in my vegetarian dashi) and add my noodles to that. I honestly prefer the "miso udon soup" over the "regular udon soup". The miso gives it a much hardier flavor.

Do Japanese people ever eat "miso udon soup" as I have never seen it listed in a Japanese cookbook. I have seen udon soup listed and miso soup listed, but I have never seen them listed as a combined recipe. Anyone know the answer?

Nagoyankee · (#2 (**permalink**))

That is done basically at home only. I'm one of those people who do it.

What you might want to be looking at is the Nagoya-style "Miso-Nikomi Udon". That is legit cooking. The robust Nagoya-style Red Miso is used and the well-known chain named Yamamoto-ya serves only that throughout the year. They cook and serve it in clay pots.

udonboi · (#3 (**permalink**))

Thanks Nagoyankee, I appreciate your replies.

In the picture, if I didn't know what that was, I would assume it is curry udon (atleast that is what it looks like).

I guess they put a lot of red miso in it to give it a dark color and make it have a thicker consistency than just straight dashi soup.

Nagoyankee · (#4 (**permalink**))

lol Why would I introduce curry udon in this thread?

That's red miso and dashi all the way. The soup is thick and the udon is served very hard. People (even Japanese) eating this for the first time think it's uncooked. But that is how miso-nikomi-udon is served. Gummy and chewy. Nagoyans like myself love to dunk hot cooked rice into this.

udonboi · (#5 (**permalink**))

Nagoyankee, sorry about that, I didn't mean any disrespect to you. I was just saying it made me think of curry udon when I first glanced at the picture, that was all.

I appreciate all your replies and thanks for sharing your knowledge about Japanese cuisine.

ioturep · (#6 (**permalink**))

Many Japanese food look nice and taste good.

Chim · (#7 (**permalink**))

thats right .. for example ; the german food looks very simple and is not very delicious ( so i think )

greenteajunkie · (#8 (**permalink**))

OH. MY. GOD. I do the same thing!!!! I'm a vegetarian as well who loves udon, so I frequently use a miso broth (I use white miso paste though...). Although I, unfortunately, don't have access to shiitake or kombu.

Has anyone had Annie Chung's udon bowls? They are really yummy AND vegan.

ozkai · (#9 (**permalink**))

Holy shite!

never heard of the old Miso/Udon mix..

Just thinking though is killing and making me want to go to my friends Da shop in Nara for some Curre Udon!