udon

Type of wheat-flour noodle. Noodles are boiled and customarily served in a hot broth consisting of soy sauce, mirin (sweet sake), sugar, and stock made with flaked bonito. Any of a variety of ingredients, such as tempura, raw egg, or abura'age (dee-fried bean curd) are often added. (adapted from Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1993)