Cold Zaru Soba with Dipping Sauce

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title: "Cold Zaru Soba with Dipping Sauce" description: "Chilled buckwheat soba noodles served with a classic tsuyu dipping sauce — cool, nutty, and refreshing." date: "2026-05-01" dateModified: "2026-05-01" author: "NoodleDex Kitchen" tags: ["soba", "japanese", "cold", "buckwheat"] noodleId: "soba" difficulty: "easy" cookTime: 5 prepTime: 10 servings: 2 image: "/images/recipes/zaru-soba.jpg" ingredients:

• "6 oz (170g) dried soba noodles"
• "1 cup (240ml) dashi stock"
• "3 tbsp soy sauce"
• "2 tbsp mirin"
• "2 green onions, finely chopped"
• "1 tsp wasabi paste"
• "2 tbsp bonito flakes (katsuobushi), optional"
• "1 sheet nori, cut into thin strips" instructions:
• "Make tsuyu: combine dashi, soy sauce, and mirin in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then cool completely. Refrigerate until cold."
• "Cook soba in boiling unsalted water for 4-5 minutes until just tender. Drain immediately."
• "Rinse soba under cold running water, rubbing gently to remove starch. Drain well."
• "Arrange soba on a bamboo mat or plate. Top with nori strips and bonito flakes."
• "Serve with cold tsuyu in small cups. Add green onion and wasabi to the dipping sauce."

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Ingredients

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Buckwheat noodles at their purest.

• 6 oz dried soba noodles
• 1 cup dashi, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin
• Green onions, wasabi, bonito flakes, nori

Instructions

1. Make tsuyu: combine dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. Boil then cool completely.
2. Cook soba 4-5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to remove starch.
3. Arrange on plate. Garnish with nori and bonito flakes.
4. Serve with cold tsuyu for dipping.

Tips & Variations

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. The rinsing step is critical — it stops cooking and removes excess starch that would make noodles gummy.

Hot soba: Skip the chilling step and serve in hot dashi broth for kake soba.

Serving Suggestions

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Zaru soba is traditionally eaten in summer. Pair with a cold Sapporo or green tea.