Tamoya beef udon & tonkotsu udon (1-for-1: $15.07)!
Two udon bowls at Tamoya on a 1-for-1 deal: a beef udon in clear dashi and a tonkotsu udon in milky pork broth with an onsen egg. $15.07.
A late Japanese dinner with BB at Tamoya Udon, catching a 1-for-1 deal: beef udon and tonkotsu udon for $15.07. ๐๐
What we had:
- Beef udon: thick udon in a clear dashi broth with sliced beef, wakame and narutomaki
- Tonkotsu udon: thick udon in a milky pork broth with sliced pork, an onsen egg, wakame, menma, wood ear and narutomaki
Getting one of each meant two very different bowls to compare, which is the fun of it. The beef udon was the clean, comforting one: those signature square-cut sanuki udon noodles, springy and chewy, in a light, savoury dashi broth, topped with sweet-soy sliced beef, slippery wakame and a slice of pink-swirled fishcake.
The tonkotsu udon was the richer, more indulgent bowl, the unusual idea of putting fat udon noodles in a creamy pork-bone broth, and it works surprisingly well. The thick noodles hold up to the rich soup, and there was sliced pork, a soft onsen egg to break and stir through, chewy wood ear and menma. A side of bonito flakes to scatter on added a smoky depth.
Both had that proper firm udon chew. At $15.07 for the pair on the 1-for-1 it was lovely value, a comforting, well-priced dinner.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. ๐๐๐ผ Springy sanuki udon two ways, a clean beef dashi and a rich tonkotsu, both satisfying. Would chase the next deal.
