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A “wafu” cuisine is a Japanese-style fusion of food influences from aboard, particularly Western. It’s also a part of the Japanese fast foods and there is nothing English about it as this package is all Japanese. Mushroom is called “kinoko” in Japanese and yakisoba means stir fried style noodles.

As you can see from the photo below, there are some unfamiliar little shimeiji mushrooms with mostly stem. They kind of tasted like oyster mushrooms. The sauce is a light soy based mushroom flavor sauce with mild spices. There are shreds of nori seaweed on top. The overall taste is delicate and earthy with an oily aftertaste. If you don’t like mushrooms, this one will not suit you.

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This entree is similar to its big brother by the same name, however there are differences. Visually, it does not include the small fried bean curd cubes and seaweed pieces in the soup. You get pretty much the same experience enjoying the noodle soup overall, but the flavor is a bit amiss and never quite attains the superior taste of its big brother.

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Soba noodles are native Japanese noodles made of buckwheat flour (soba-ko) and wheat flour. It is a thin brownish noodle served with various toppings and condiments in hot or cold dishes to reflect the seasons. Soba is so ubiquitous that it can refer to noodles in general. The noodle is springy to the bite and feels silky soft eating.

The tempura burst with delicate sweet flavors and different textures depending on how long it is in the soup and it’ll get very soft if you wait too long. The dried shrimp pieces in the tempura were chewy, but tasted interesting regardless. With so much going on, you almost don’t remember about the other stuffs like the brown chunks of fried tofu (bean curd) and broad green pieces of seaweed. The only drawback about this one is that it has an oily aftertaste.

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Kitsune Udon is thick Japanese white noodles served with fried tofu. Enjoy while hot, this entree is superb. Bitting a mouthful, you get a succulent sweet burst of hot savory soup and the tender chewy Udon noodles. There are nuggets of scrambled egg too. This is a very satisfying big meal.

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