QQ Mentaiko Udon 明太子うどん (Spicy Cod Roe Udon)

Mentaiko Udon 明太子うどん (Spicy Cod Roe Udon) is one of my favourite dishes in Japanese cuisine. Actually I love any dishes with mentaiko but this is definitely my favourite mentaiko dish. I love the combination of the springy udon texture and the salty creamy cod roe with a hint of spiciness from the marinated roe. All toss together and top with shredded cucumber and seaweed. *For non spicy version, you can substitute with Tarako (non spicy version) instead of Mentaiko. But the heat from mentaiko is really not noticeable.

Mentaiko is available in any Japanese Supermarket at the sashimi section. They are sold mostly in sac which you need to slit open the sac to extract the roe. Alternatively, you can get those which already remove the roe from the sac and sold in packet. The latter is not very commonly found. I got mine from BIG BOX Supermarket in Jurong West.

You can use Frozen, Fresh or Dried Udon, which can be found in most of the supermarket in Singapore. And cook it as per the instruction on the packaging. I used the dried ones which I got from Isetan and I prefer the texture of my udon to be more on the chewy side, so I cooked using a shorter time. Or you can always interchange with Spaghetti.