Zaru Soba
Zaru Soba is the king of summer meals in Japan. Cold Japanese soba noodles dipped in a homemade soup is so good. When it's getting warm and you want to eat something an easy, light dish, this is what I recommend!
Ingredients
Instructions
Soba noodle
- Make soba noodles first. In a boiling pot, add soba noodles and cook for 3-4 minutes until the noodles are done. *1
- Drain the hot water from the pot using a strainer and wash the soba noodles with cold water. Add some ice in the strainer to make the soba noodles cold.
Soba soup
- In a medium pot, add water, soy sauce, mirin, and dashi powder. Bring to a boil. After boiling, cook for 1 minute.
- After making the soba soup, let it cool down.
Let's eat!
- Place the soba noodles onto bamboo sieves or a plate. Add the cooled down soba sauce in a deep bowl or dish.
- Dip the soba noodles into the soup. If you want, add some toppings such as green onion, dry seaweed, minced ginger and wasabi to the soup.
Notes
*1 How long it should be boiled depends on the soba brand but it's usually 3-4 minutes with boiling water.
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