Moon-viewing noodles

Name: Moon-viewing noodles
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 400 g (14 oz) fresh, cooked, or instant udon; 400 g (14 oz) fresh, cooked, or instant udon; 1.5 litres (2½ pts) dashi; 400 g (14 oz) fresh, cooked, or instant udon; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon mirin; 4 fresh eggs; 8 slices kamaboko (fish cake); 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked, stems removed, and caps sliced in half; ½ sheet nori (seaweed); 2 large spring onions, sliced thinly on the diagonal

Preparation info

Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Noodle

By Terry Durack

Published 2002

About

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) fresh, cooked, or instant udon
1.5

Asia
Japan
Main course
Noodles

Method

Of course that’s not a mysterious moon drifting meaningfully through the clouds. It’s a raw egg. If you can see the beauty in that, too, then you’re ready to appreciate tsukimi udon, which is a great favourite in a country where moon-viewing is a popular family pastime.