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I had udon for lunch at Marugame Udon. I was excited to find two new toppings at the free toppings corner: seaweed and meat miso. The seaweed was boiled, and the meat miso was fried meat with miso – it tasted spicy and slightly sweet. It was unbelievable that these toppings were free.

Links

• Marugame Udon Official UK Site
• Marugame Udon Japan (Japanese site)
• TripAdvisor – Marugame Udon Reviews

Original statements

I had Udon for lunch at Marugame Udon. I excited to find two new toppings at free topping corner. There were seaweed and meat miso. The seaweed was boiled, and meat miso was that fried meat with miso it tased spicy and little sweet. It was unbelievable these toppings were free.

Corrections and Explanations

“I excited to find” → “I was excited to find”
・Explanation: “Excited” is an adjective and needs the verb “was” to form a complete sentence.
・Additional clarification: In English, emotions typically require a verb such as “was” or “felt” for correct grammar.

“at free topping corner” → “at the free toppings corner”
・Explanation: Add “the” for specificity and “toppings” (plural) for natural collocation in English.
・Additional clarification: “Free toppings corner” is treated as a compound noun.

“There were seaweed and meat miso” → “Seaweed and meat miso”
・Explanation: The phrase was restructured to make the sentence more fluid by integrating it into the previous sentence. Alternatively, if kept as a standalone sentence, “There were” could remain.
・Alternative option: “There were seaweed and meat miso available” — if you want to retain the original structure.

“meat miso was that fried meat with miso it tased spicy and little sweet” → “the meat miso was fried meat with miso – it tasted spicy and slightly sweet”
・Explanation:
“that fried meat with miso” is awkward and unnatural → replaced with clearer wording.
“tased” → corrected to “tasted” (spelling error)
“a little sweet” → changed to “slightly sweet” for more natural and formal tone.
・Additional clarification: British English tends to favour “slightly” over “a little” in written form.

“It was unbelievable these toppings were free” → “It was unbelievable that these toppings were free”
・Explanation: “That” is necessary to connect the two clauses properly.
・Additional clarification: This makes the sentence grammatically correct and smoother.