2026.09.01 Tuesday｜Tested in the Kitchen
How to Keep Sara Udon Sauce Smooth: Three Keys to Using Potato Starch
Too watery, lumpy, or loose after sitting. We explain three common sara udon sauce problems through the behavior of starch.
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Practical methods, cooking tips and reliable steps for making Nagasaki champon and sara udon at home or in a professional kitchen.
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2026.09.08 Tuesday｜Tested in the Kitchen
How to Keep Homemade Champon from Turning Watery
A clear cooking order and steady heat keep generous vegetables from diluting the soup.
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2026.09.15 Tuesday｜Tested in the Kitchen
What Goes into the Wok First? Ordering Seven Champon Ingredients
Pork, seafood, fish cake, and vegetables cook at different speeds. Grouping them produces a steadier bowl at home.
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2026.09.29 Tuesday｜Try It in the Kitchen
Crispy Sara Udon for Two: A Step-by-Step Recipe
Set the fine fried noodles on the plates first. Cook the toppings and thickened sauce together in the wok, then spoon them over the noodles while hot. Here is a practical two-serving method.
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2026.10.06 Tuesday｜Try It in the Kitchen
Nagasaki Champon at Home: A Recipe for Two
Stir-fry the toppings, bring the broth to a simmer, then finish separately parboiled noodles in the same pan. Here are the quantities and the order to follow at home.
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2026.10.13 Tuesday｜Try It in the Kitchen
Thick-Noodle Sara Udon at Home: Pan-Seared Noodles, Plus a Shortcut
The ‘thick’ noodles here are medium champon-style noodles, not oversized udon. Pan-sear them, then toss with toppings and a little broth. There is a quicker, no-chopping version too.
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2026.10.20 Tuesday｜Try It in the Kitchen
Champon with Frozen Seafood: How to Avoid a Watery Broth
A seafood mix can make an appealing champon without buying several kinds of fish and shellfish. Here are a full version and a no-chopping shortcut, both built around managing excess water.
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2026.10.27 Tuesday｜Try It in the Kitchen
Mushroom Sara Udon: Keep the Sauce Fragrant and Hot
A two-serving thin-noodle Sara Udon with shiitake and shimeji. Follow a full pork-and-vegetable version or a shortcut using ready-cut vegetables and the noodles' sauce sachet.
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