So much attention to details...

I ate a small cup of instant udon noodles the other day and was surprised to find small fish cakes(?) in the shape of flowers in the soup! I think eating must be an art form here in Japan. This mini-cup-of-udon was something like a hundred yen, but yet they still paid attention the presentation of the udon. Amazing, don't you think? In the States, you buy 10 packs of ramen for a dollar and there's absolutely no concern over how the noodles will look to the eye(or taste, for that matter...).