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ari's avatar

those noodles look so good

Ofifoto's avatar

Deliciousness

Emika Oka's avatar

Is the first one with tororo topping?

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Oh, did you know? That's right. I love tororo udon.

Les Longino's avatar

What are the red sprinkles in the first photo? Something spicy? When traveling in Japan I noticed Japanese food does not use spicy ingredients often.

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Yes, that's chili pepper. Chili peppers are common in Japan and are used in a variety of dishes. It's common to see chili peppers on the tables of udon restaurants and pepper on the tables of ramen restaurants.

Sea's avatar

Really beautiful photos. I wish I could sit down and eat every dish.

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Thank you. I would love for you to try them.

Paul Votava's avatar

Your talent for food photography is apparent here. It appears you are adept at several genres!

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

I'm honored to receive your praise. I'm always in a hurry when I take pictures of food because I want to finish taking the pictures as quickly as possible and eat them right away. (^O^)

Emika Oka's avatar

I love yamaimo/nagaimo. I usually grilled it with shoyu but my hands got really itchy after handling them. I would like to try tororo too. With rice or noodles but I can't find any restaurants serving this here in Malaysia. The menus are usually very similar and limited.

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

I didn't know that Malaysians also had the habit of eating yamaimo and nagaimo. It is easy to make tororo at home if you have the tools to grate it. I sometimes make and eat tororo at home.