Harusame noodles
Noodles and rice needs a new type of noodle and I think I have found it. Harusame is a type of noodle that, as far as I can work out, is made of potato flour. This makes it a member of a rare breed. Are there other potato noodles out there from other cultures?
Anyhow, we bought ours dried on the supermarket shelf. They were slightly opaque and straight looking almost exactly the same as rice noodles that you might use in vietnamese cooking.
We cooked them in chicken nabe tonight and they tasted great. They went very clear and slippery, but when they were finally brought under control, they tasted great.
There is a korean noodle made from sweet potatoes. I don’t know if you will be able to find it, but basically it looks like dry noodles that are a opaque dark grey colour.
When you cook them in broth, they have a great texture and lasts in the broth more then Chinese vermicelli noodles.
See if you can find them, try a korean store, though a japanese supermarket might have it. Hope you find them and like them (once you’ve tried it)!