Niku-udon (beef udon)
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Niku-udon (beef udon) is a signature dish of Japan; we have verified places to eat it in Osaka. Plump Osaka wheat udon in a light dashi-soy broth, topped with sweet soy-simmered sliced beef and spring onion. Start with where to eat Niku-udon (beef udon) in Osaka.

Niku-udon (beef udon) · Osaka

Plump Osaka wheat udon in a light dashi-soy broth, topped with sweet soy-simmered sliced beef and spring onion. The standing-soba-and-udon shop staple of central Osaka.

Dotonbori Imai opened in 1946 in the bombed-out theatre district as an udon-suki house and helped define Osaka's lighter dashi-led udon broth, distinct from the soy-darker Tokyo style. Niku-udon, the beef variant introduced when sugared sliced beef became a workers' lunch in the 1950s, is now standard across every Osaka udon shop.

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Osaka: Handmade Udon Workshop with Tasting★ 5.0 (1)
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Osaka: Handmade Udon Workshop with Tasting

Learn to make traditional Sanuki-style udon from scratch in a hands-on workshop in Osaka. Enjoy your freshly made noodles with a special broth made from natural ingredients.

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