Happy November!
Last Saturday the youth center where I live and work hosted an udon making event for kids. I was so excited to be a part of it because I used to love going to these kinds of events through church or Girl Scouts when I was little. Also, I love udon! For those who don't know, udon is a thick chewy type of Japanese noodle that tastes great in soup. In the grocery store it's usually found partially cooked in frozen blocks. But trust me--it tastes so much better freshly made!
For 3.5 hours last Saturday the kids came and made udon and had lunch where we ate the noodles we made. It was so much fun. We even had a contest for the worlds longest noodle cut from one piece of dough. On Friday night I got to help make noodles that the volunteers would eat for lunch and I'm proud to announce that I held the title of Nagoya Youth Center's "longest-noodle-maker" for 12 hours! Then the next day one of the kids almost doubled my record!
Enjoy the pictures. Yes, it was just as delicious as it looked. There was flour everywhere!
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| After they made the dough from flour, salt and water the kids got to stomp on it for 20 min. I was told that the stomping method makes the most delicious udon. |
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| Next each kid got to roll out their own dough and cut their own noodles. |
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| It was difficult for some of the younger kids to cut the noodles, but this girl did an awesome job. |
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| In the running for the youth center's longest noodle! |
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| Soup toppings. |
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| Once the noodles are cut they must be boiled until they are translucent. |
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| The noodles my group made! |
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| My soup made with the noodles I made the night before. It was so delicious! |
OMG! This is so cool! I think at YASC reorientation we should have a workshop where you teach us how to do this. Though it may be too time consuming from your description... But it looks awesomely delicious!
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