Ganso Ebisuyaudon / 元祖えびすやうどん

2022.09.30

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A popular Udon restaurant in Miyakawa City which has gained overwhelming support!

Despite being in the outskirts of Miyakawa City, many people make their way here to line up for Udon during lunch time. The store is about 10 minutes away from the Wakamiya IC on the Kyushu Expressway and offers convenient parking facilities. It is not only popular with families but also with business people and long-distance drivers.

Staple udon dishes like gobou-ten (burdock tempura), maru-ten (fried fishcake), kitsune (fried tofu) and niku (meat) udon are available alongside a homemade spicy sauce stamina udon. Besides Udon, this store also offers a variety of rice dishes such as stone-bowl bibimbap, katsu (pork cutlet) curry and other rice bowls with flavorful toppings. A set meal with mini sized Udon noodles and Tori-ten (chicken tempura) is a very popular, affordable option.

The noodles are homemade and use Fukuoka's "chikugo-izumi" flour, which gives the noodles a softness with a certain subtle texture, typical for Fukuoka. The noodles have a chewy texture bringing out just the right amount of elasticity while chewing them. The restaurant also uses high-quality kombu seaweed and dried fish shavings for their soup stock, which supports the overall taste of the dish. The owners are proud of their long tradition of making this soup stock following a recipe that remains unchanged since founding the restaurant. If you are visiting this store for the first time I recommend trying the gobou-ten (burdock tempura) udon. Enjoy the perfect combination of chewy noodles and tasty soup that is sure to leave a lasting impression with you.

TEXT & PHOTO BY: Yuichiro Yamada

INFORMATION

Ganso Ebisuyaudon / 元祖えびすやうどん

Address: 3683-1 Miyata, Miyawaka-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan
Tel.: 0949-32-5022
Capacity: 19
Opening Hours: 11:00-17:00 (Last Order) *Close when all is sold out.
Closed: Thursday

* Please Note: Business hours and closing days may differ due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

* All information correct as of September 2022.

WRITER PROFILE

山田祐一郎 (Yuichiro Yamada)

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture 1978. Moved into the Fukuoka-based editing industry in 2003, and then began a career as a writer. Contributes articles for food and drink magazines, as well as informative Fukuoka publications. Established "KIJI" in August 2012. Became a noodle writer and started a web-based series called "Sono Ippai ga Tabetakute (lit. trans: I want to eat that bowl)" in the same year. Yamada uses the online resource to record the various kinds of noodles he samples on an almost daily basis. Published a book titled "Udon no Hanashi Fukuoka (lit.: Udon Noodle Talk Fukuoka)" that delves deeper into Fukuoka's udon culture and the local area's role as a pioneer of the food in July 2015. Also released "Noodle Writer Hizou no Ippai Fukuoka (lit.: Noodle Writer Treasured Bowl Fukuoka)" in March 2019. The book introduces the reader to a wide range of noodles (such as udon, ramen, and champon) and recommends some of the best places to find tasty dishes in Fukuoka city. Has developed the motto "One Day One Noodle a day." Now seeks out delicious noodle dishes both at home and abroad. His work has gained a considerable amount of attention from noodle fans. Currently, Yamada has taken over his father's noodle-making business and works on making noodles as a representative of the noodle factory "Yamada Seimen".

■ Related sites
- KIJI: http://ii-kiji.com/
- Web-based noodle magazine "Sono Ippai ga Tabetakute (lit. trans: I want to eat that bowl.)": http://ii-kiji.com/sonoippai
- App version "KIJI NOODLE SEARCH": http://ii-kiji.com/app