Sanuki Udon, Taman Bukit Desa, Kuala Lumpur

Udon noodles have been a single of my a one preferred Japanese noodles. A sort of wheat noodles, udon have been fat, white, unctuous, slippery as good as definitely delicious.

The origin of udon in Japan is credited to two Buddhist priests who travelled to China, Kukai as good as Enni. Sanuki Province claimed to have been a first to adopt udon from Kukai. Sanuki udon is good well known for a clever body as good as smooth texture. Along with Gunma's Mizusawa Udon as good as Akita's Inaniwa Udon, Sanuki Udon is recognised as a single of a three most famous udon noodles in Japan.

In KL, you have a really own Sanuki Udon, a common eatery non-stop as good as run by a single Seiji Fujimoto. The udon is done daily in a shop. The menu is small, with usually 8 udon dishes, though all executed well.

The noodles here have been cooked simply, though there is an ethereal peculiarity about a noodles, producing a tasty as good as full of health play of noodles.
It all lies in a texture, firm as good as slightly chewy.
Additional toppings have been accessible at RM1-2 each, from poached egg to kitsune to prawn tempura. There have been additionally side meals such as edamame (soybeans), karaage (Japanese boiled chicken), mini salad as good as chinmi moriawase (assorted appetizers).

Big mugs of hot green tea (RM1)

This is morality at a best.

The Unc had a House Special with Egg (RM5). ! The egg was poached beautifully. Break it as good as decorate any strand of noodle with a runny yolk. A dash of shichimi (seven-spice pepper) completes this udon dish.

Slurplicious

Mum had a Original Udon Soup (RM5) whilst you had a Wakame Udon (RM6). The usually difference was which cave had wakame (seaweed). The udons were served in a light, easily flavoured soup with a little choy sum.

Original Soup Udon

Wakame Udon

We systematic a little ebi tempura (RM2 each) as good as karaage (RM3 for 3 pcs). Both were not greasy despite being deep fried. We additionally systematic a chinmi moriawase, though there wasn't any accessible which day.


Ebi tempura - uninformed prawns in a light batter

Bite-size karaage - moist meat in crunchy batter

Not calm with only 1 play of noodles, The Unc systematic another, a Dry 'Cha Cheong' style (RM6). The udon noodles were surfaced with yellow bean sauce (very identical tasting to Chinese taucu), open onions as good as julienned cucumber.!

This had a more heated flavour compared to a other 3 which you had here.

Other udon meals accessible here have been kitsune udon, kakiage udon, curry udon as good as tsuke men. There is additionally freshly done udon which you can buy to cook at home (sold in 1kg packs for RM20). We liked a noodles here really much, so you bought a little home.
Japanese steamboat (RM15 per person) as good as yakitori (RM2-3) have been additionally accessible in a evenings.

Verdict: The food here is unpretentious, allowing a noodles to shine on a own merit.

Opening times: 11.30am to 3.00pm & 5.30pm to 9.30pm. Closed on Mondays.
Service: Efficient.

Price: Reasonable.
Location: Sanuki Udon, 9 Jalan Bukit Desa 5, Taman Bukit Desa, 58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 03-7980 3704
GPS Coordinates: 3.11074, 101.68479