Everybody loves Japanese food, but most of my friends only know Sushi, Ramen and Tempura.

Japanese cuisine is one of the most diversified cuisines in the world, so today I want to introduce something for hot summer days.

Things to buy:

Somen Noodles
Mentsuyu (prepare it, or just buy in any japanese supermarket)
Welsh Onion
300ml cold drinking water (put some ice cubes into the water)

Add-Ons

Natto (if you like Natto)
Tempura (if you want to make it really tasty)
Shiso (Hard to get)

Instructions:

Somen is like pasta, you just need to boil water and put the noodles inside. It is usually 1-3 minutes. You need to cool down the Somen, so in countries with clean water, use tap water to wash it and cool it down. After that put 10 ice cubes into the noodles so they really cool down.

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Cut the Onions

The somen noodles look like this

Prepare the Dip

1/3 Mentsuyu + 2/3 Cold Drinking Water + Onions (+ Natto/ Shiso)

Put noodles into the Cup and try a bit, sometimes the Dip is too strong, add more water if it's too salty.
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Enjoy!!!
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To make the Somen taste even better, try to add Natto or Shiso. That really enhances the taste. If you know how to make some tempura, than prepare tempura and eat it with the Somen. This adds a layer of luxury, if you add Tigershrimp Tempura or Vegatable Tempura if you are Vegetarian or Vegan.

Somen or Soba is the perfect dish for Hot Summer Days!

Dessert

Japanese Rice Crackers or another Japanese Dessert will complement this easy to make dish!

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