My husband is obsessed with “Mensen” (noodle alignment). He made this refreshing cold Udon with lemon and spinach, paying extra attention to every single strand! 🍋🍜 [OC]

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1. Look’s really great.

2. Looks like he did a great job.

   Might be worth mentioning that many places in Japan known for their pretty 盛り付け/moritsuke/plating will arrange the noodles so that they all flow in the same direction, often in a circular pattern with a twist or with the noodles all lined up and parallel to each other in a “flat/square” pattern.

   You can do an image search using “うどんの盛り付け” for examples.

   Also, “mensen” / 麺線 might be confused with a Taiwanese style noodle dish. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BA%BA%E7%B7%9A

3. I don’t see any noodle alignment. Paid “extra attention” to “every single strand”? Looks pretty random, to me.

4. Would he be willing to share a recipe?

5. Your husband is my soul friend lol)

   Arrangement and presentation of the food on a plate is a part of the experience

   French living in Japan , countries have the best 2 cuisines in the world including craftsmanship in the presentation

6. I’m sorry if using AI tools made some of you feel uncomfortable.

   As a Japanese person who isn’t fluent in English, I used them because I really wanted to share my husband’s passion for cooking and his “Omotenashi” spirit with you all in a polite and accurate way.

   I’m still learning the Reddit culture and English, so please bear with me. Thank you to everyone who has been so welcoming and supportive!

7. Me, a Norwegian, scrolling through the front page and going “…🤨” when reading the post [title](https://translate.google.com/?sl=no&tl=en&text=mensen&op=translate)

   (jokes aside that looks refreshing and absolutely delicious)

8. People lying on the internet? Say whaaat

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