Moon-Viewing Noodles

• 4–5 eggs
• fresh udon noodles or 1 scant pound fresh-dried udon noodles cooked according to instructions<

Poach the eggs in lightly salted water with the lid of your saucepan slightly askew. The Japanese like their eggs quite loose, in fact barely set at all, with only a hazy film covering the yolk. If you like, you can poach your eggs more firmly. Use a circular form, if you have one, to ensure a pretty, round shape.

Divide the freshly cooked noodles among 4 or 5 bowls. Sprinkle some of th