Zaru Soba 🍜 Cold Buckwheat Noodles 🇯🇵

Description

Chilled soba noodles served with an aromatic soy–dashi dipping sauce — minimalist, refreshing, and deeply satisfying, especially in warm weather. 🍃

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Cool, slurpable, and umami-packed — summer Zen in a bowl! 🍜

Ingredients

• 🍜 180 g dried soba noodles (buckwheat)
• 💧 1.5 L water (for boiling)
• 🧂 ½ tsp salt
• Dipping sauce (mentsuyu):
• 🍶 120 ml dashi
• 🍶 40 ml soy sauce
• 🍯 40 ml mirin
• 🍚 1 tsp sugar
• Toppings:
• 🧅 1 spring onion, finely chopped
• 🫚 1 tsp grated ginger or wasabi
• 🌿 1 tbsp nori (shredded seaweed)
• 🍋 Few drops yuzu or lemon (optional)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Cook soba: Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add noodles and cook according to package instructions (usually 4–5 min). Stir occasionally.
2. 2️⃣ Rinse: Drain immediately and rinse under cold running water to remove starch. Chill in ice water 2–3 min.
3. 3️⃣ Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine dashi, soy, mirin, and sugar. Bring just to a simmer; cool completely.
4. 4️⃣ Serve: Pile soba on a bamboo tray or plate. Sprinkle with nori and serve with chilled dipping sauce, onions, and ginger/wasabi on the side.

Total Time

🕒 Preparation: 10 min
🔥 Cooking: 5 min
💤 Rest/Chill: 5 min
⏰ Total: 20 min

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