Ice Krispies

Even if you're the Nation's Newspaper of Record, isn't it kind of customary to look at the food sometime during the meal?

An entry in the “This and That” feature on Page 40 this weekend about the increasing popularity of regional Japanese fare in America misstates one way in which an udon-noodle dish is served at TsuruTonTan. The noodles are served over a bed of ice, not a bed of rice.