Lunch in Kyoto: Soba or Udon?

After a thrilling ride on the bullet train from Tokyo, we arrived in Kyoto around lunchtime today. After checking into the hotel, we immediately found our way to a noodle place for lunch.

We had a choice of soba or udon noodles (buckwheat vs. wheat). After I had already decided on the soba, one of my colleagues asked the waitress which was better. She said that the udon noodles were better, so consequently everyone in my group ordered udon except me.

There is something to the sound of "buckwheat" that sounded more "down-home" to me today and I stuck to my initial decision. I have to say that both were delicious (one of my colleagues and I tasted each other's--just to be sure!)

I thought I'd share a visual "taste" and let you all decide for yourself.


Soba



Udon