I know you love udon, though its unreasonably fattening like a spoiled pretty.
My tricks to a good bowl of home cooked udon, are dried udon noodles from the right origin (讚岐), a decent bottle of udon sauce, and a lot of finely chopped green onions and some fried sesame. Chop the onions to more than u think u should. It gives out the freshening herbal flavor will help the heavily carbon hydrated noodle to taste more lively.
