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today I'm going to show you how to make our zaru soba
what is zaru soba?
zaru is the draining basket
that allow the excess water to seep through
just like the colander in western cooking
and soba is the Japanese word for a buckwheat
it usually refers the thin noodles
that made of the buckwheat flour
summer in Japan is extremely hot and humid
so having a bowl of zaru soba is extremely popular
so let's get started
there are many different kinds of soba
Nihachi soba which
contains 20% of wheat
and 80% buckwheat
some are flavored with green tea powder
sea weed
ume or plum
or wild yam flour
juwari soba contains 100% buckwheat
it's a finest variety
and most expensive of all
expect to pay twice as much as nihachi soba
buckwheat is gluten free
so if you have gluten allergy
juwari is the one to go for
if you have gluten allergy
make sure to read the ingredients list
in the back of the package
because buckwheat percentage
can vary from 40 percent to 100% for soba noodles
and here is examples of a 100%
and this is this one has 69% of wheat
here is the ingredients overview
if you are able to shop at the Asian market
the mentsuyu sauce can also be found
pre-made
simply chill and add toppings
like sliced green onions
and wasabi then serve
if you need to make mentsuyu sauce from scratch
please view our how to make dashi stock
as dashi is the necessary ingredient
for the dipping sauce
unlike Western pasta
when cooking buckwheat noodle
you don't need to add salt to the water
simply follow the package instructions
for cooking the noodle
then cool under cold running water
you want to rinse the noodles
so it is free of starches on the surface
and this is the key for making tasty zaru soba
do this by running water into the pot
and drain until the water becomes clear
once it's ready
drain the noodles once again
and put into a fresh bowl ice water
to make mentsuyu
the dipping sauce for cold soba
add two and a half cups of dashi
1/2 cup of soy sauce
and 4 tablespoon of mirin
mix well together
and refrigerate until cold
if you would like to top off your soba noodles
with kizami nori
or shredded nori sheets
simply take one sheet of nori
and thinly cut into strain
once all ingredients are cold
serve on to a bamboo sieving noodle tray
sprinkle the shredded nori on top
and pour the sauce into a dipping cup
so now the zaru soba is made
how do you eat it?
traditionally, in Japan,
you would take the sliced green onion
and wasabi and
pour it into the mentsuyu dipping sauce
then you would take a little bit the noodle
with the nori
and then you would dip into this sauce
and eat
if you want a little bit more flavor
then you can add a grated daikon
in Japan
tempura is usually served with soba
because they both use the same sauce
I hope you enjoy watching me
show you how to make zarusoba today
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and happy summer and happy eating