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Lola's Okonomiyaki (Kansai-style)

July 13, 2023 Lola Milholland

I was delighted when I experimented by using our Organic Yakisoba Sauce in place of classic Otafuku or Bulldog Okonomiyaki Sauce. It works like a dream! In fact, I insist: try it out! It’s so special!

In the Kansai region, where okonomiyaki was invented and where I lived (Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe are all within Kansai), the ingredients are all mixed together and cooked as one mass. Many regions have their own adaptations—the other most famous style comes from Hiroshima—but the Kansai version is the easiest to make. I like to eat this with rice and miso soup.

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In Yakisoba Sauce, Weekend Projects Tags cabbage, pork belly, okonomiyaki, katsuobushi, aonori, Summer, Summer 2023
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Natalie's Ramen and Meatballs

July 12, 2023 Lola Milholland

“I love a slurpy ramen soup but I also really love the chewy texture of ramen with a delicious sauce. I’ve been making a version of the meatball recipe for years as an appetizer and I was in the mood for some yummy ramen noodles and thought a play on the comfort of spaghetti and meatballs with an Asian-style flair would be fun. It was! And quite delicious!”

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In Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Weekend Projects Tags Summer 2023, ground pork, meatballs, Summer, summer
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Lola's Okonomiyaki (Kansai-style)
Yakisoba Sauce, Weekend Projects
cabbage, pork belly, okonomiyaki, katsuobushi, aonori, Summer, Summer 2023
Lola's Okonomiyaki (Kansai-style)
Yakisoba Sauce, Weekend Projects
cabbage, pork belly, okonomiyaki, katsuobushi, aonori, Summer, Summer 2023

I was delighted when I experimented by using our Organic Yakisoba Sauce in place of classic Otafuku or Bulldog Okonomiyaki Sauce. It works like a dream! In fact, I insist: try it out! It’s so special!

In the Kansai region, where okonomiyaki was invented and where I lived (Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe are all within Kansai), the ingredients are all mixed together and cooked as one mass. Many regions have their own adaptations—the other most famous style comes from Hiroshima—but the Kansai version is the easiest to make. I like to eat this with rice and miso soup.

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Yakisoba Sauce, Weekend Projects
cabbage, pork belly, okonomiyaki, katsuobushi, aonori, Summer, Summer 2023
Natalie's Ramen and Meatballs
Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Weekend Projects
Summer 2023, ground pork, meatballs, Summer, summer
Natalie's Ramen and Meatballs
Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Weekend Projects
Summer 2023, ground pork, meatballs, Summer, summer

“I love a slurpy ramen soup but I also really love the chewy texture of ramen with a delicious sauce. I’ve been making a version of the meatball recipe for years as an appetizer and I was in the mood for some yummy ramen noodles and thought a play on the comfort of spaghetti and meatballs with an Asian-style flair would be fun. It was! And quite delicious!”

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Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Weekend Projects
Summer 2023, ground pork, meatballs, Summer, summer
Holly's Bak Chor Mee (Vegan and Pork Versions)
Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Vegetarian
vegan, Singapore, sambal, Spring, Spring 2023
Holly's Bak Chor Mee (Vegan and Pork Versions)
Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Vegetarian
vegan, Singapore, sambal, Spring, Spring 2023

“In its purest form, Bak Chor Mee are noodles lightly tossed in a sauce made with liquid lard, soy sauce, Chinese vinegar, and sambal. Then the noodles are topped with ground pork and other delicious toppings. I never really thought to make this until I discovered locally made Umi Organic ramen noodles. It's so good that it’s become a rotating family and friends meal favorite. On meat free days, I also make a delicious vegan version that is just as fun to eat and takes me down my Singaporean childhood food memory lane.”

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Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Vegetarian
vegan, Singapore, sambal, Spring, Spring 2023
Holly's Shanghai Cheat Sesame Noodles
Easy Recipes, Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Vegetarian
Spring, Spring 2023, sambal, tofu, sesame, Shanghai
Holly's Shanghai Cheat Sesame Noodles
Easy Recipes, Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Vegetarian
Spring, Spring 2023, sambal, tofu, sesame, Shanghai

“Shanghainese adore their noodles, and at one of my favorite hole-in-the wall noodle shops, I loved getting sesame noodles. During Covid, when we were all stuck at home, I was rummaging in the fridge and had an epiphany for a hack to make my favorite noodles: I used sesame hummus! It brought back many happy memories.”

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Easy Recipes, Ramen Noodles, Use Your Noodle, Vegetarian
Spring, Spring 2023, sambal, tofu, sesame, Shanghai
Pan-fried Tofu with Umi Yakisoba Sauce aka "teriyaki" tofu
Yakisoba Sauce, Vegetarian, Easy Recipes
tofu, teriyaki, pan-fried, Fall, Fall 2022
Pan-fried Tofu with Umi Yakisoba Sauce aka "teriyaki" tofu
Yakisoba Sauce, Vegetarian, Easy Recipes
tofu, teriyaki, pan-fried, Fall, Fall 2022

This recipe is inspired by the wonderful Japanese classic agedashi tofu, but takes it in the direction of a teriyaki dish, coating the lightly fried tofu pieces in our Umi Organic yakisoba sauce. The tofu is not at all greasy—one of the miracles of this cooking technique. This is very easy to make and a textural treat. I like keeping the tofu pieces large so you get to enjoy their contrasting textures after frying. I typically eat this over rice but it would be great over Umi noodles in a miso sesame sauce.

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Yakisoba Sauce, Vegetarian, Easy Recipes
tofu, teriyaki, pan-fried, Fall, Fall 2022
Lola's Gilgeori Toast (a wild version)
Easy Recipes, Vegetarian, Yakisoba Sauce
cabbage, breakfast, bread, mayonnaise, pancake, Fall, Fall 2022
Lola's Gilgeori Toast (a wild version)
Easy Recipes, Vegetarian, Yakisoba Sauce
cabbage, breakfast, bread, mayonnaise, pancake, Fall, Fall 2022

The year I lived in Kyoto, Japan, I traveled to Korea over winter break. On Christmas morning, in the freezing cold, I was walking to catch a bus and came upon a street food vendor making breakfast sandwiches. The snow had begun to fall and he let me shelter under his tarp while he made me a very simple cabbage-egg omelet that he served between big fluffy slices of white bread with a delicious sauce that reminded me of Japanese okonomiyaki sauce. I loved the sandwich so much! It felt vaguely healthy but also rich and satisfying. When we made our own yakisoba sauce, with some of those same flavor notes, I knew I wanted to try to recreate this breakfast sandwich.

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Easy Recipes, Vegetarian, Yakisoba Sauce
cabbage, breakfast, bread, mayonnaise, pancake, Fall, Fall 2022
Very Juicy "Teriyaki" Chicken
Yakisoba Sauce, Easy Recipes
chicken, Fall 2022, teriyaki, rice, Fall
Very Juicy "Teriyaki" Chicken
Yakisoba Sauce, Easy Recipes
chicken, Fall 2022, teriyaki, rice, Fall

Pan-frying whole chicken thighs briefly, then steaming them with a little sake, and finishing with our Umi yakisoba sauce makes the most succulent and delicious teriyaki-style chicken. It’s also incredibly easy to make and goes with any side dishes you’d like! It’s not a typical teriyaki because our sauce has a more complex, umami-rich sweet-and-sour flavor thanks to Worcestershire, tamarind, and apple puree, but it’s definitely in the same family and scratches the same itch!

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Yakisoba Sauce, Easy Recipes
chicken, Fall 2022, teriyaki, rice, Fall
Yakisoba with Lots of Mushrooms
Easy Recipes, Ramen Noodles, Vegetarian, Yakisoba, Yakisoba Sauce
yakisoba, organic yakisoba, yakisoba sauce, mushrooms, kewpie, vegetarian, cabbage, carrots, green onions, Fall, Fall 2022
Yakisoba with Lots of Mushrooms
Easy Recipes, Ramen Noodles, Vegetarian, Yakisoba, Yakisoba Sauce
yakisoba, organic yakisoba, yakisoba sauce, mushrooms, kewpie, vegetarian, cabbage, carrots, green onions, Fall, Fall 2022

I find mushrooms spectacularly delicious and satisfying. This dish highlights shiitake mushrooms—every single bite of noodles is tangled with a few mushrooms, which means every bite is a winner. While this recipe calls for shiitake, any number of mushrooms would work well in their place: oysters, criminis, lobsters, chanterelles—any mushrooms that tastes good sautéed in oil. This is now my favorite way to eat yakisoba noodles!

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Easy Recipes, Ramen Noodles, Vegetarian, Yakisoba, Yakisoba Sauce
yakisoba, organic yakisoba, yakisoba sauce, mushrooms, kewpie, vegetarian, cabbage, carrots, green onions, Fall, Fall 2022
Tricia's Batchoy, Filipino Noodle Soup in Beef Broth
Ramen Noodles, Soup, Use Your Noodle, Weekend Projects
pork belly, beef broth, Filipino, bok choi, bok choy, fried garlic, Summer 2022, summer, Summer
Tricia's Batchoy, Filipino Noodle Soup in Beef Broth
Ramen Noodles, Soup, Use Your Noodle, Weekend Projects
pork belly, beef broth, Filipino, bok choi, bok choy, fried garlic, Summer 2022, summer, Summer

“This is a Filipino noodle dish that originated from the Chinese community that settled in the town of La Paz. Traditionally, it is made with pork and pork offal cooked in a beef and pork stock. It uses egg noodles and is topped with chicharron, fried garlic, scallions and a raw egg that cooks in the hot broth. It is a nourishing dish that is full of umami coming from a rich bone broth and shrimp paste. This is a variation of that dish I use at home made for how we live now and I find it is amazing with Umi Organic’s ramen because of the noodle’s amazing bite.

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Ramen Noodles, Soup, Use Your Noodle, Weekend Projects
pork belly, beef broth, Filipino, bok choi, bok choy, fried garlic, Summer 2022, summer, Summer
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Use Your Noodle, Yakisoba
holiday, Hannukah, latke, fish, yogurt, chili oil, dill, Winter, winter 2022
Althea's Yakisoba & Leek "Latke" Party
Use Your Noodle, Yakisoba
holiday, Hannukah, latke, fish, yogurt, chili oil, dill, Winter, winter 2022

“This combines three of my favorite things, latkes, bagels and crispy crunchy noodles. When I first cooked Umi Organic's yakisoba noodles I was blown away by how incredibly crispy and delicious the noodles were and I really wanted to highlight that!”

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Use Your Noodle, Yakisoba
holiday, Hannukah, latke, fish, yogurt, chili oil, dill, Winter, winter 2022
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