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Great UM Noodletown: Naengmyeon @ Sura (OAK)
February 17, 2012
I love the pucker-your mouth tartness of naengmyeon--cold buckwheat noodles with cucumbers, hard-boiled egg and pickled...
Great UM Noodletown: Moroheiya
February 16, 2012
Feeling out of the loop can make you feel old. I was feeling that way...
Lazyass Cookin': Curry Udon
February 10, 2012
As we continue to celebrate the almighty noodle here, I give you one of my...
Postcard from Tokyo: Urara
February 7, 2012
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.
Great UM Noodletown: Pizzeria Matsuhisa (Tokyo)
February 3, 2012
Spaghetti with asari (clams), shirauo (little white fish) and arugula at Pizzeria Matsuhisa in Denenchofu,...
Great UM Noodletown: Drunken Noodles @ SriPraPhai (NYC)
February 2, 2012
Drunken noodles at SriPraPhai in Woodside, Queens. From Umamiventure #4 in 2007. The savory hot sweetness...
Great UM Noodletown: Misoya Ramen (Santa Clara)
February 1, 2012
Happy February, everyone! Umamimart turns 5 years old this month, and I thought it would...
Postcard from Taiwan: Stir It Quickly
January 18, 2012
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.
Lazyass Cookin': Nabeyaki Udon
January 10, 2012
I've been obsessed with making this dish for a few months now -- it is...
年越しそば (Toshikoshi Soba)
December 30, 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, I am not thinking about the Mayans. Rather, I...
ReCPY: Gourmet Comfort Soup
December 5, 2011
Chicken noodle soup, whatever the reason maybe, is often eaten when we are sick. I...
Skankynavia: Bacon Udon
November 30, 2011
Enjoying the early winter so far? I know I am. I'm a cave bear and...