Mimi Udon (Japan)
Mimi udon is a Japanese noodle
dish originating from Tochigi. Udon noodles are folded in the form of ears and
are traditionally prepared for the New Year. These ears symbolize an evil god,
and if someone eats your ears, bad luck will not have come to your family for
the rest of the year, since the evil god will not be able to hear anything from
your house.
The noodles are boiled until
cooked with various ingredients such as miso slices, shiitake mushrooms, leeks,
dried acorns, carrots and fresh greens before being served with broth and
vegetables in a bowl.
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