Japanese Zaru Soba recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Zaru soba is a Japanese meal of chilled buckwheat noodles served with tsuyu dipping sauce.
Zaru soba is a Japanese meal of chilled buckwheat noodles served with tsuyu dipping sauce. The noodles’ earthy flavor pairs well with the sauce’s salty, savory taste, making this a light meal for a hot day.
World cuisine · 15 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 350.5g serving): 322.7 kcal · protein 11.6g · carbohydrate 65.9g · fat 1g · sodium 1902mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Rinse the noodles in cold water, then briefly chill them in ice water to bring out their springy texture.
Tips: Dip just the ends of the noodles into the tsuyu rather than soaking them, so they don’t taste too salty.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Cooked buckwheat noodles — 200 g
- Soy sauce — 1.5 Tbsp
- Mirin — 1 Tbsp
- Sugar — 0.5 tsp
- Bonito flakes — 3 g
- Water — 100 ml
- Roasted seaweed — 1 sheet
- Scallions — 1 Tbsp
- Wasabi — 0.3 tsp