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Kitsune udon: ("fox udon"): topped with aburaage (sweet, deep-fried tofu pouches). [4] The kitsune fox spirits are said to enjoy aburaage. Originated in Osaka. Maruten udon: topped with maruten, deep-fried large fish cake; Nabeyaki udon: a sort of udon hot-pot, with seafood and vegetables cooked in a nabe, or metal pot. The most common ...
Kansai is known for its food, especially Osaka, as supported by the saying "Kyotoites are ruined by overspending on clothing, Osakans are ruined by overspending on food." (京の着倒れ、大阪の食い倒れ, Kyō no Kidaore, Ōsaka no Kuidaore). Popular Osakan dishes include takoyaki, okonomiyaki, kitsune udon and kushikatsu.
Kitsune udon - hot udon with sweet aburaage which is popular in Osaka; Okonomiyaki - savory pancakes with cabbage, meat or seafood, flavored with Japanese worcestershire sauce and mayonnaise. Osaka style - ingredients are mixed into the batter before grilling. Has now spread nationwide.
Dōtonbori or Dōtombori (道頓堀, pronounced [doːtomboɾi]) is a district in Osaka, Japan. Known as one of Osaka's principal tourist and nightlife areas, the area runs along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city's Chūō ward. Historically a theater district, it is now a ...
It is also added to udon noodle dishes, which are called kitsune-udon because of legends that foxes like deep-fried tofu. Abura-age can also be stuffed, e.g. with nattō, before frying again. There is a thicker variety known as atsu-age (厚揚げ) or nama-age (生揚げ).
Kitsune soba (きつね蕎麦, literary "fox soba") (in Kantō) or たぬき蕎麦 Tanuki soba ("raccoon dog soba", in Kansai): Topped with aburaage (deep-fried tofu). [33] [34] Karē nanban (カレー南蛮, Curry soba à la nanban (exotic)): Hot soba (or udon) noodles in curry flavored broth [32] topped with chicken/pork and thinly sliced ...
Kitsune's wedding, a Japanese folkloric term for a sunshower; Kitsune bakuchi, a dice game from Japan; Kitsune Kon, an annual anime convention in Green Bay, United States; Kitsune udon, a type of udon topped with aburaage (sweetened deep-fried tofu pockets) popular in the Kansai region, particularly Osaka
Fox spirits are said to be particularly fond of a fried slice of tofu called aburage or abura-age, which is accordingly found in the noodle-based dishes kitsune udon and kitsune soba. Similarly, Inari-zushi is a type of sushi named for Inari Ōkami that consists of rice-filled pouches of fried tofu. [84]