The noodles will be slippery. Keep practicing with your chopsticks until you can easily pick the noodles up. Keep your bowls only 1–2 inches (2. 5–5. 1 cm) apart so you don’t drop anything on the table.
Some tsukemen is served with warm noodles. Ask the restaurant you’re visiting how the noodles are served.
Hold the bowl of broth closer to your mouth if you’re afraid of dropping the noodles or dripping any broth. [3] X Expert Source Yoko IsassiJapanese Food Specialist Expert Interview. 30 August 2021.
Wrap noodles around your chopsticks and then pick up another topping to combine the flavors.
Don’t use your spoon to pick up your noodles or sip your broth.
If you want to test how a condiment tastes, put a little bit on your spoon to mix with a bite of noodles.
Ask your server for a lime if you don’t already have one on your plate.
Ask your server for dashi stock once you finish your meal. Tsukemen broth by itself is too salty and thick to be sipped. [8] X Expert Source Yoko IsassiJapanese Food Specialist Expert Interview. 30 August 2021.
