Feb. 22, 2019 UPDATE
Eat hot food to get through the cold winter of Kyoto!
When the cold winter winds howl in Kyoto, and the temperatures drop below 10 degrees, it truly starts to feel freezing. But worry not! With a hot pot dish and some hot noodles, you’re going to be able to get through the winter in Kyoto. There are udon and soba noodles, yudofu, hot pot, and hot drinks for you to enjoy here, so there is something for everyone, so come join me on my trip to find out about the most heart and body warming dishes in Kyoto!
Part 1Eat a bowl of noodles and let it warm you up! Udon and soba part
Ramen is a staple in Japan, but did you know that so are soba and udon noodles? Their soups may not be as rich as ramen, but there is a warmness and gentleness to their taste. The soup in these noodle dishes is …
Part 2Make your tummy warm with Kyoto’s famous yudofu and yuba!
When talking of the cuisine of Kyoto, you can’t leave out tsukemono, matcha, and yudofu! Yudofu has a nice, soybean-like taste of tofu to it (it is tofu, after all), and it’s healthy but warm. It’s made …
Part 3Hot pot dishes with a variety of ingredients warming you up in winter!
To keep warm in winter, you have to eat something hot! And one of the most famous dishes for this season is hot pot. You have all kinds of ingredients in the pot, and the soup is also delicious, the pot is …
Part 4Have a cup of hot sake to warm you up on a cold winter’s night!
How could you spend winter without a flask of hot sake, otherwise known as atsukan? When you talk about things to drink in winter, you must also think of cocoa! There is a chocolate boom happening in Kyoto …
