Tempura is a staple Japanese dish that often involves battering and frying veggies until light and crispy. We asked an expert ...

When you make tempura udon, it is important to serve the two elements separately; I've had it at restaurants where the tempura is floating in the bowl of hot broth and noodles, which makes it soggy.

Along with a wide selection of udon, rice dishes ... Wang offered us his advice on the vegetables that are optimal for making tempura, noting ones that work well from both a flavor and texture ...

Udon is traditionally served as a hot noodle soup topped with scallions, tempura or fried tofu ... and then quickly fry them in vegetable oil so that they're light and crunchy.