When you go to make a dish with udon noodles, the question of whether to use dry or fresh noodles might cross your mind.

Make a comforting bowl of Japanese curry udon soup, with fried pork belly ... until the bonito flakes have sunk to the bottom of the pan. Strain the liquid through a colander lined with kitchen ...

Fresh udon noodles take only a few minutes to cook ... The trick to a perfect sheet-pan stir-fry is making sure your ingredients are spread out well on the pan so everything cooks evenly.

But if you like, use the satay soup as my friend did - poach hotpot ingredients in it first, then when you're almost full, boil some udon noodles ... curd puffs (or pan-fried firm bean curd ...

Fry the vegetables until slightly softened, then add all but a pinch of the schicimi pepper and sesame seeds. Meanwhile, bring a second pan, filled with water, to the boil. Drop the udon noodles ...

Udon is traditionally served as a hot noodle soup topped with scallions, tempura or fried tofu. We also love adding udon to stir-fries, particularly this amazing recipe from Chicago chef Takashi ...