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Japanese Pickles. Oshinko is a collective, generic name for Japanese pickles made from various vegetables pickled using salt (shio-zuke.) The vegetables can be cucumbers, daikon radish, Napa cabbage, baby carrots, burdock root, etc. Sometimes, it will also be used to include pickles made with rice bran, such as Takuan.
Udon is a type of thick Japanese noodle with a soft, chewy texture, that's made with wheat flour. These noodles have a mild taste and are commonly served as a noodle soup with a mild broth made from dashi, soy sauce, and mirin, then topped with scallions. Udon noodles can be sold dried, fresh, or frozen.hese lightly springy, popular noodles belong in once place: ramen, the Japanese noodle soup (that may or may not be dead). Traditionally, this soup is made with meat or fish-based broth, flavored with soy sauce and miso, and topped with sliced meat, seaweed, green onions, and sometimes egg.