Udon

Soba is made of buckwheat flour, and udon and kishimen are made of plain wheat flour.

Would you like to eat some udon?

The first time I had niku udon was at a Japanese convenience store, now long closed, near Columbia University in the mid-1990s. For about $5, the attendants would plop a handful of freshly boiled udon into a Styrofoam cup and add a ladle of dashi broth seasoned with soy sauce and mirin.