The last time Duecy was in Tokyo, she was sticking to her rule of always being a generous American ambassador and left a couple of dollars on the table at a noodle house where she had lunch.
"Gold seems inexpensive at the moment considering all the economic problems in other countries, " said Kanchana Panyaphoo, a noodle vendor who was inspecting gold prices at a jewelry store in Bangkok's crowded Chinatown one recent morning and says she bought some three years ago.
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In 1958 instant noodles went on the market, yellowish wormy bricks in cellophane bags, and were laughed at by fresh-noodle makers all over Japan.
At Whole Foods a noodle isn't just wheat and water in a plain package--it is the life's work of an Italian "authentic food artisan" named Gino Girolomoni.
If you need some comfort food after a long day of meetings, dive into the ramen and pork buns at the brand new Momofuku Noodle Bar just off the hotel lobby.
At the Sawyers' ramen spot, Noodle Cat, the Japanese plum wine vinegar adds depth to the dashi broth that flavors various dishes.
Unfortunately, that is not at all what is expected by the government experts paid to noodle about such matters.
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At the latter, a short menu of plump dumplings, noodle dishes and street food is cooked by Beijing-born Ning Ma, whose amateur supper club grew out of her living room before becoming a professional restaurant.
At the centre of its bewilderingly long menu is pho, traditional Vietnamese noodle soup served with a choice of beef, where the integral ingredient is a broth simmered slowly for many hours to develop its rich, deep flavour.
The merits of which curry or noodle dish is tastiest are debated and blogged about, and top stalls have long queues at all times of the day.
Beyond its typical nod to high-end establishments at the Four Seasons and Mandarin Oriental, this year the list also included a few cheap and simple noodle joints.
With a menu built mainly around the traditional soft, fluffy bao, a staple of real-deal Chinese cooking, BaoHaus does the most it can with what, at first glance, seem to be modest goals: sandwiches, but with a twist, rice and noodle bowls, and in-house made drinks.
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