The delightful taste of white bone broth and handmade udon noodles

Text & Photos /Daku

I had long heard about an incredible milky-white broth handmade udon noodle shop in Taichung, but unfortunately, Daku and Koumee never had the chance to explore it. Finally, during one of Daku’s work trips to Taichung, we found a window of opportunity to check it out. Located on Dazhong South Street in West District, Taichung, “Wakayan Isshin” — a name that means “Noodles as graceful as willow, hands focused as one” — the shop only offers five menu items. Its specialty is the same: milky-white bone broth paired with handmade udon noodles. Each of the five soup noodle flavors has its own fans, and there’s even beef noodles here. Daku was really curious whether the bone broth would pair well with beef noodles. Let’s take a look right away.

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%ji wo dian le niu rou mian(120 yuan), milky-white broth paired with handmade udon noodles and beef chunks, looked really unique.

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%ji wo men hai dian le wu mu mian(100 yuan), ye shi milky-white broth with handmade udon noodles, but the toppings were a bunch of small bean sprouts, mushrooms, tofu skin, and shredded pork, and the portion was quite generous too.

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The dining environment at “Wakayan Isshin” is simple and clean. There are only five dishes on the menu, but each one is very unique. The rich and mellow bone broth pairs with Q弹 handmade udon noodles, and the beef broth and beef chunks actually go surprisingly well together. For those who don’t eat beef, choices like the pot-cooked noodles or the mixed vegetable noodles also have a uniquely sweet broth. Seafood lovers can try the seafood noodles, which are said to come with generous and hearty toppings. Next time, Daku wants to try all the flavors and share more with everyone.

[Shop Info]
Wakayan Isshin
Address: No. 49, Dazhong South Street, West District, Taichung City
Phone: 04-23715517
Business Hours: 11:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00 (Closed on Sundays)

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