If you're a fan of thick, chewy noodles, you'll appreciate that learning how to make homemade udon noodles is so easy.

Leave for 10 minutes until the bonito flakes have sunk to the bottom ... Keep stirring until the soup starts to thicken. Divide the udon noodles between two serving bowls. Ladle over the curry ...

Japanese udon resides in a different body of liquid, usually in a lighter dashi broth, which consists of some combo of bonito flakes, mushroom, kelp, nori, anchovies, mackerel and fermented fish.