Udon- Japanska nudlar

Udon is one of my favorite noodles and my family living in Japan sent my favorite Udon.
Udon are white and thick wheat noodles which are basically made by kneading wheat flour. Dried, pre-boiled, and fresh udon are available at supermarkets in Japan. 
There are several Udon dishes in Japan. Udon is served either warm or cold. I prefer cold Udon during summer. Cold noodle is eaten by dipping into mentsuyu which is soy sauce flavored dashi soup. You can also add some toppings such as grated fresh ginger, chopped leek, sesame seeds, wasabi.

Soba

Soba is one of the Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour.
It is served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot soy-based broth. Chilled soba (cold soba) is very popular during the summer and Soba in hot broth is popular during the winter.

Chilled soba is often served on a sieve-like bamboo tray called a Zaru like the picture above, sometimes garnished with bits of dried seaweed, with a dipping sauce known as soba tsuyu on the side. Wasabi and leeks are often added into the tsuyu.