Kagawa Obsession · Chewy Wheat Noodles
Sanuki Udon
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Kagawa Prefecture has more self-serve udon shops per capita than anywhere else in Japan, many of them bare-bones sheds where customers boil their own noodles and pay on the honor system.
Firm, springy wheat noodles, traditionally kneaded underfoot for extra chew, are served either hot in a light soy-dashi broth or cold with a dipping sauce, often finished with grated ginger, scallion and a fried tempura scrap.
Why it's made this way: Kagawa Prefecture, the historical Sanuki province, had ideal conditions for growing wheat, producing salt and brewing soy sauce — the three core udon ingredients — and the region built an entire self-serve udon-shop culture around it that's now a food-tourism draw in its own right.
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