Mii Udonten / 三井うどん店

2022.10.31

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Classic udon noodles with outstanding tsuyu soup!

Even though Mii Udonten only opened its doors in March 2017 and is relatively new, it looks as if it were rooted here in this area for many years previously. The restaurant is only a 3 minute walk from Matsuzaki Station on the Nishitetsu Amagi Line. It is also convenient to get there by car: it only takes about 5 minutes from the Oita Expressway Chikugo Ogori IC.

The owner, Mr. Takeshima, used to do work not related to any restaurant, but apparently was so moved after tasting udon noodles in Tokushima (Shikoku island) that he made up his mind to open his own shop after retiring from his job. The owner studied soup making all by himself and during his quest to perfect his udon soup recipe, he came across udon noodles from Shinohara Seimenjo in Asakura City, which is close by to Ogori City. Now he was ready to open his shop.

This special soup recipe includes only natural ingredients, such as bonito and mackerel flakes and also kelp from Hokkaido. For the seasoning of the soup, he decided to use soy sauce and mirin from Fukuoka Prefecture to create a flavor that is familiar to the locals here.

Classic udon types such as burdock tempura, meat, chicken or maruten (fish cake tempura) are always available. The 'lucky dish' is small shrimp tempura udon, because it is only available when the restaurant was able to buy shrimp on that day. It is a popular dish with customers who come regularly. In addition to all of the above is another udon dish variety called "niku gobo" that serves the noodles with meat and burdock tempura together, which is a must-have combination in the Chikugo area and one of the most popular dishes in Mii Udonten. Please try one of these Udon dishes, they are all filled with the owner's passion for Udon.

TEXT & PHOTO BY: Yuichiro Yamada

INFORMATION

Mii Udonten / 三井うどん店

Address: 1027-5 Inoue, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan
Tel.: 090-2730-0176
Capacity: 14
Opening Hours: 11:00-15:00 *Close when all is sold out.
Closed: No fixed holidays

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

* All information correct as of October 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