Japanese somen noodles

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Soumen is one of popular noodles in Japan. especially, it is eaten in summer time.

Known as nyumen in Japan, this quick and nourishing Somen Noodle Soup is a regional food of Nara prefecture. It’s cooked in a delicious dashi broth and filled with nutrient-rich ingredients like shiitake mushrooms, vegetables, fish cake, and egg. You‘ll love its simplicity and comfort! It‘s ready in just 20 minutes!

Craving a light and refreshing chilled noodle dish on a hot summer day? Try my Cold Somen Noodles served with grated ginger, scallion, and a savory soy-based dipping sauce called tsuyu. Optionally, you can add various vegetables and proteins to this cooling dish to make it a more filling meal. {Vegan Adaptable}

This 15-minute Cold Tuna and Tomato Somen is the noodle you need for summertime! With savory tuna, juicy tomatoes, and chilled umami-rich broth, you‘ll be happily slurping away even on a hot day. Best of all, it‘s a breeze to make.

Somen is a seasonal Japanese dish served in the summer time. I lived in Japan for four years, and was surprised that the summers were so hot! Sometimes, I stopped by a restaurant and cooled down with cold somen noodles. I often wondered, why aren’t…

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Japanese Chilled Somen Noodles with Dipping Sauce

Somen (or sōmen) is a very thin noodles served cold which makes it a perfect summer dish. Noodles are served in chilled water and the dipping sauce is also chilled. It is a very simple dish but wonderful to pop in between heavy meals to give your stomach a little bit of a rest.If you use dashi stock made from konbu (kelp), the dish will become a vegetarian dish.