In addition to all the beloved types of ramen, the nation's two other noted varieties are udon and soba. You might have noticed them sold side by side in the noodle aisle of your grocery store ...

Hands holding chopsticks over a bowl of udon noodles with boiled egg and bean curd - Oscar Wong/Getty Images Ramen, soba, and udon-ya ("ya" means "shop" or "restaurant") are some of the most ...

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 ...

Udon, ramen, soba and rice noodles are all widely used in Asian cooking, and you can find almost all of them at your local grocery store. Use Chinese-style egg noodles to make your own take out ...

For a delicious twist on this simple recipe, try making a Chicken Udon variation! Simply swap the soba noodles for udon ...

Omori used to make dashi from dried bonito flakes for soba served at Koshinan and chose a type of soy sauce that would pair well with it. But udon is served with dashi made from dried sardines ...

TAKAMATSU--Kagawa’s efforts to brand itself as Japan’s “Udon Prefecture” would appear ... the list of noodle delicacies with “Shinshu Soba,” along with Fukushima for Kitakata Ramen ...