Noodles
Two new limited-time menu items at the restaurant feature Kobe beef, so we pulled out all of the stops to feel worthy of this gastronomic celebration.
When the summer heat decreases your appetite, there’s nothing like a giant bowl of chilled noodles to bring it back.
We send our reporter to perform the most thorough test of a cup ramen’s quality we can manage.
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Takara Tomy’s new palm-sized gadget helps you enjoy flowing nagashi-somen noodles at a responsible social distance.
Over 70 years in service, with a very unusual type of noodle on the menu that was developed after World War II.
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