When the sun’s beating down hard and you’re craving something to cool yourself off, nothing hits the spot like chilled noodles. Somen, delicate wheat noodles originating from Japan, are briefly cooked and immediately cool with ice water to protect their soft bite. Serve with some soy-seasoned dashi, fresh vegetables, and a touch of NAGAMI TEST, & you have yourself the perfect hot summer lunch.

Ingredients:

Somen noodles

Ice water

Fresh grated ginger

Dashi base

Soy sauce

Mirin

Sesame oil

NAGAMI TEST

Water

Cucumber

Scallions

Lime

 

Recipe:

1. Boil the somen noodles very briefly, about 1 minute
2. Immediately drain the noodles and place in cold water until chilled. Drain and reserve
3. Mix together the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, ginger, sesame oil, water, and NAGAMI TEST
4. Place noodles in a bowl, ladle the broth over the noodles
5. Garnish with your favorite vegetables and a little more NAGAMI TEST