How to pronounce Sara udon

Sara udon is written 皿うどん where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /saɾa ɯdoɴ/. In plain English letters that is SAH-rah OO-don, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Sara udon?

Sara udon is a noodle dish of Japan. Where it comes from: Nagasaki. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, seafood, pork and vegetables. It tastes savory.

Where Sara udon comes from

Sara udon is one of 65 signature dishes of Japan on this map. See all dishes from Nagasaki.

• Champon ちゃんぽん · Noodles & pasta · Nagasaki

  Champon is the noodle dish of Nagasaki.

• Castella カステラ · Dessert · Nagasaki

  Castella is a sponge cake based on cakes brought to Japan by Portuguese merchants in the 16th century, and it was made popular in Nagasaki, where it is still considered a speciality.

• Sushi 寿司 · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Sushi began as a way to keep fish, not as a fresh delicacy.

• Ramen ラーメン · Noodles & pasta · Tokyo and Yokohama

  Ramen arrived with Chinese cooks.

• Okonomiyaki お好み焼き · Street food · Osaka and Hiroshima

  The name means "grilled as you like it", and that is the whole idea: a batter of wheat flour and shredded cabbage cooked on a hot iron plate with whatever the cook has, then brushed with a thick sweet-savoury sauce, mayonnaise, seaweed flakes and bonito.

• Tempura 天ぷら · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Deep-frying in batter came to Japan with Portuguese traders and missionaries who reached Nagasaki in the 16th century.

Food of Japan

Dishes like Sara udon in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Sara udon:

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• Danzai noodles 擔仔麵 · Noodles & pasta · Tainan, Taiwan

  Danzai noodles, tàⁿ-á-mī in Taiwanese, are a small bowl of noodles in shrimp-flavoured broth, topped with bean sprouts, coriander, garlic, a shrimp and a spoon of minced pork sauce.

• Zhajiangmian 炸酱面 · Noodles & pasta · Beijing, China

  Zhajiangmian means noodles with fried sauce: thick wheat noodles tossed with zhajiang, a sauce of fermented soybean paste fried in plenty of oil with minced or diced pork.

• Lomi · Noodles & pasta · Batangas, Philippines

  Lomi, or pancit lomi, is a Filipino noodle soup made with thick fresh egg noodles about a quarter of an inch across, soaked in lye water to give them more bite.