I like Japanese noodle soup for its healthful benefits. This kind of noodle soup is not rich in flavor or taste. The texture is also very simple. However, with simple dish like this, we can really test the quality of the noodle, the broth and other ingredents.
Cooking this noodle soup is very simple and fast. It is best for a quick lunch. Sometimes when I am busy over meal time and I don’t really feel like hungry, I still make this quick noodle so that I will not go all the day with an empty stomach. After finishing a bowl of this noodle, I often feel very refreshed and relaxed.
Ingredients: (serves 2)
- 200g cha soba (grean tea noodles)
- 750ml dashi (bonito stock)
- 1 tbs mirin
- 1 tbs Japanese soy sauce
- 1 silk tofu
- 1 sheet of dried nori seaweed, cut into strips
- 3 tsp roasted white sesame seeds
Cooking:
- Cooking the noodle in lightly salted boiling water until al dente according to the directions on package. Drain and divide the noodles into two serving bowls.
- Bring the dashi to a boil and stir in the soy sauce.
- Blanch silk tofu in hot water, then cut into large cubes, arrange on top of the noodles.
- Pour the soup into the noodle bowls, sprinkle with nori strips and roasted sesame seeds.
Tu Le on Tue, 23rd Mar 2010 9:24 am
I’m greatly impressed by this dish. Cha soba looks really fresh and delicious. However, i tend to buy soba, cha soba and udon noodle at Shengsiong but the price is not very “lovely”.As you said, the Japanese ingredients are always expensive:(
Maya Brooks on Fri, 11th Jun 2010 11:15 am
the antioxidants in green tea really helps prevent cancer and some other forms of tumors.,”-
Angelina Ramirez on Thu, 9th Sep 2010 2:09 am
i love the taste of green tea and it also helps you relax by lowering your blood pressure**.