Slurp and sip to divinity
Your doctor’s advise: Continue reading only with a full stomach. Some of the pictures may cause severe response of gastric juices
My Warning: as always a strong stomach is highly recommended for responding to your divine calling
Woohoooo woohooo I am delighted to annouce that the official sanuki udon pilgrimage for 2010 has started! Hahaha…every mention of udon brings back fond memories of our udon event with Cathay organization which took us on our own udon pilgrimage to Shikoku in 2007. Something we so wanted to do inspired by the Udon movie. So simple – we see we do and we ate.
But the sad facts remain that I have not had a good bowl of udon for ages. The problem here is I’m not even sure if I want to put myself in front of a bowl of cold stainless steel machine-made, heartlessly mass produced strains of udon anymore. At least the last time I checked, I’ve yet to find a hand-made udon shop here. Sometimes this is what these trips do to you; Drives you up the wall. But yet it certainly brings back fond memories.
To sample all 33 outlets featured in this year’s guide is nothing short of an major undertaking. But I’ve provided a courtesy udon google map with pinpoint locations that you can save, edit or add your own comments and with the help of an GPS device you can be sure you will never miss any of the 33 outlets. Just make sure you have room for it. Some of the food photos on the map will cause some needed distraction from work. Take my warning to heart but have fun reading and slurping (LOUD).
Of course all my misdemeanors and adventure with udon in this blog will forever serve as a stark reminder that work remains before soggy, uninteresting, limpy, soft and slimy noodles is irrevocably eliminated from the surface of this goregous green earth (because we deserve better) and yet also maybe a consolation (if any) that good food might just be around the corner – so don’t ever give up! My udon past on has been forever inscribed here. And some samples of the fat silky, chewy noodles worth every slurp you will find on the pilgrimage are like this.
(latest: only 32 outlets this year, one owner has decided to take a year sabbatical)
Or read more in the Zaobao feature http://www.mediacenter.learnsushi.org/?p=105
Udon pilgrimage map with links and photos
View udon pilgrimage 2010 in a larger map
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