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Great UM Noodletown: Ramen Parlor (San Mateo)
May 30, 2012
When it comes to matters of eating out, I am pretty inflexible. Since I will...
Great UM Noodletown: Idiyappam
April 24, 2012
Here's something I dragged out of my photo archives. It's from my trip to Kerala,...
Great UM Noodletown: Ikura Spaghetti
April 17, 2012
Remember when Yoko posted that pornlicious article about how to make ikura-don (salmon roe over...
Great UM Noodletown: Tsukemen @ Ramen Halu (San Jose)
March 27, 2012
I should confess that I have never really been a fan of tsukemen (ramen with...
Super Faminto: Naengmyeon (Chilly Korean Noodles)
March 13, 2012
São Paulo has the second largest Japanese population outside of Japan (about 650,000+), but since my...
Postcard from Okinawa: Crab Noodle
March 7, 2012
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.
Culinography: Spaghetti alla Chitarra
March 5, 2012
Spaghetti alla Chitarra prepared by chef Dan Kluger at The Core Club. He is now...
Great UM Noodletown: China Village (Albany)
March 2, 2012
I woke up to an email this morning with the subject line: "You're so ahead...
Great UM Noodletown: Amphawa Thai Noodle House (SF)
February 24, 2012
Sakura's noodle report from Bangkok earlier this week had me craving for a bowl of bah...
Great UM Noodletown: Karasumi Pasta
February 23, 2012
Karasumi (or bottarga) is salted and dried mullet roe. It comes in two sacks and are...
Postcard from Tokyo: Oshibori Udon
February 22, 2012
"Oshibori Udon" is a famous udon from the Shinshu district of Nagano prefecture. It is...
Slightly Peckish: Bah Mee Nahm (BKK)
February 21, 2012
Umamimart is celebrating 5 years this month with a celebration of noodles and how delightful...