{"id":115985,"date":"2018-11-27T14:28:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T05:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=food&#038;p=115985&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2019-09-18T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T05:58:07","slug":"ensei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/ensei\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/fn240-noodle-ensei-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/fn240-noodle-ensei-1.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/fn240-noodle-ensei-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/fn240-noodle-ensei-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/fn240-noodle-ensei-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Opened in April 2018, Ensei brings a new style of <em>udon<\/em> to the table. After running a branch of the popular <em>udon<\/em> shop Josui in Saitama for over eight years, shop manager Iwasaka moved to Fukuoka because he wanted to challenge himself in a city with a different <em>udon<\/em> culture. Ensei takes an innovative twist by using a broth made from dried baby sardines instead of the standard kelp and fish flakes. Dried baby sardines offer a unique aroma and flavor profile, but if they are not prepared right, they can turn a soup pungent. But Iwasaka knows his stuff: he used to work at a <em>ramen<\/em> shop that used copious amounts of these sardines. He also trained in the <em>udon<\/em> mecca of Kagawa, where he learned to create wheaty yet supple handmade noodles. His unique menu includes beef broth <em>udon<\/em>, a favorite from the Saitama shop, seared pork <em>udon<\/em>, which is topped with roast pork, and a curry <em>udon<\/em> made with no broth and 16 varieties of fresh fruits and veggies.<\/p>\n<div class='photo-galleria' >\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-115985 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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.photo-galleria -->\n<p><strong>Menu:<\/strong> Ensei curry <em>udon<\/em> (w\/ half bowl of rice) \u00a5900, <em>asari<\/em> clam <em>udon<\/em> in anchovy broth \u00a5720, seared pork <em>udon<\/em> (only after 13:00) \u00a5820, crunchy veggie <em>udon<\/em> (only after 13:00 on weekdays) \u00a5800, <em>kamaage udon<\/em> \u00a5550, beef broth <em>kamaage udon<\/em> \u00a5700, cold <em>udon<\/em> \u00a5550, cold <em>udon<\/em> w\/ beef broth \u00a5700, bottled beer \u00a5550<br \/>\n*Prices to change from Oct. 1, 2019 following tax increase<\/p>\n<p>*Foreign language menu: None \/ Cash only \/ Reservations not required \/ No smoking<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn240-web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fn240<\/a>, Dec. 2018)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opened in April 2018, Ensei brings a new style of udon to the table. 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