Carbonara udon in Harajuku (sadly disappointing)


As a lover of both Italian and Japanese noodle dishes I was super excited to try this fusion udon on my Japan trip. It was a bit of a disappointment because while the flavor of carbonara was captured very well, the noodles were over cooked and not chewy/springy! Overall 3/5 (udon not being right texture really sinks it) and probably not worth the wait imo https://s.tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1306/A130601/13225567/

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  1. Live and learn, but the bright side is that you can take that idea and make it proper-like at home!

  2. Is that a fried egg? Looks like a deconstructed carbonara.

    There’s a restaurant in Shinagawa (city not station) that makes a white miso carbonara udon I like – [Mametaku](https://www.mametaku.com). Their chicken sashimi ain’t bad either, but that’s a bit of an acquired taste.

  3. Perhaps the brothless udon you are accustomed to eating is the one that has had its slime removed with cold water after boiling. I believe that style of udon is kama-age, which means it is not rinsed with water.

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