岩手の盛岡 Welcome to Morioka, far north in Iwate prefecture. Morioka, a rather uncommon tourist destination, is known for not one, but three different noodle dishes. わんこそば – Wanko soba 盛岡冷麺 – Morioka Reimen 盛岡じゃじゃ麺 – Morioka Jyajyamen Reimen is a Korean noodle dish, served cold, that usually follows a hearty meal of Korean barbecue.  The…

大つけめん博 I had the opportunity to work at the 2012 Tsukemen Festival in Daimon this year. A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to visit me.  Even if everyone only ended up being two people!  Weather took my working time from about 20 hours down to only a few. I announced that I…