If you are after the exemplary chewiness of fresh udon, look for packages in the refrigerated or freezer section at the market. Many versions come with soup bases or flavor packets; just save them ...

Our heroine makes a seemingly endless series of craving-inducing meals, like chewy udon soup and simmering pans of oyakodon, to set out for the girls of the house. I am desperate for a second season.

Today, Bon Appétit joins chefs Lucas Sin and Eric Sze in Taiwan to try some of the island’s best beef noodle soup. Beef ...