Hanayui no Shou 10-3EB

The great noodle conflict - 3

[Udon shop]

Anz: *slurp* Mm, tsukimi udon is delicious.

Uta: Kuh, she was almost there...

Tak: Soba's awesome, I had no idea about all that.

Uta: That's the problem! People are too uninformed about soba...

Sek: And soba's completely an away team in Shikoku. Well, so is ramen.

Tak: But there's Matsuyama ramen in Ehime.

Sek: Seriously!?

Tam: Yeah, there is. It's kind of sweet.

Sek: Sweet!?

Anz: Maybe it's because soy sauce itself is slightly sweet?

Sek: Oh, you mean that. You had me scared there. I thought they put ice cream in it or something.

Tam: Of course there isn't anything as weird as that! [1]

Sek: So? Is that ramen popular?

Anz: Hmm... I don't know.

Tam: Ehime people might not be as crazy about udon as the ones from Kagawa, but they like it. Nabeyaki udon is especially good!

Sek: I see... Uuh...

Uta: Guess ramen needs preaching, too.

Sek: Ramen "too"!? Don't put on the same level as soba, would you? Ramen is what people think when you say "noodles".

Tak: Really?

Sek: The dipping sauce for soba is similar everywhere. Ramen has soy sauce, salt, tonkotsu!

Tam: Well, that's true.

Sek: And for toppings you have: chashu, seasoned eggs, bean sprouts, wakame seaweed and many more! Plenty of variety to be had!

Uta: You can put stuff on soba too! Like tenpura, nori seaweed or duck meat!

Sek: My, my. Can't exactly call it healthy with that much stuff on top, can you?'

Uta: Guh...

Sek: And my favourite, Asahikawa ramen has a soup made from both seafood and chicken bones...

Sek: With a film of lard on top, keeping it piping hot even on the coldest of days!

Anz: There it is... Lard...

Sek: Hold it there! Add some spicy miso to it, and those calories will disappear with the sweat!

Anz: Now that you mention, sweating does... I see, so there's that kind of ramen too.

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Notes:
1 - I'm afraid there is. https://tblg.k-img.com/restaurant/images/Rvw/36836/640x640_rect_36836338.jpg