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Kasu udon is an Osaka classic dish. When people hear the word Osaka, one might immediately think of takoyaki and okonomiyaki but never udon. However, udon is something really common in Osaka and most of the people here eat it nearly every single day. So why is it called "kasu udon"? We all know what udon means so I will not be covering that part but I will go into the meaning of "kasu". The Japanese word "kasu" means leftovers, however don't take this meaning the wrong way. This dish is a bowl of soup udon topped with spring onions and chopped up beef small intestine pieces. The small intestine pieces is sometimes fried before putting it into the udon. If you are up for a nice warm but cheap meal in Osaka then this is the food to go for.

Kasu udon with raw egg on top of white rice.

Ika-somen is a dish that is most famous in Hakodate, Hokkaido. The word somen is referred to a common type of noodles in Japanese cuisine made of wheat flour and Ika means squid. So if transliterated correctly this dish means Squid noodles. However, there really isn't any noodles involved in this dish. All there is is thinly sliced raw squid, cut into the shape of noodles and served with soy sauce and grated ginger. There are other version of the dipping sauce which includes uni and soy sauce or just wasabi and soy sauce. This dish is a work of art, not only it looks gorgeous on the plate but tastes super fresh and chewy. If you are into raw meat then I would recommend trying this dish.

Ika somen