How to make ★Somen★Japanese summer cold noodles～そうめんの作り方～(EP58)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Today, I am going to be making Soumen.
Somen is a very thin wheat flour noodle eaten on a hot summer day. Japanese summer is hot and high in humidity, so we tend to lose appetite. ( not including me. Lol)
Somen is so refreshing and takes no time to cook. I like to serve with some condiments, but you don’t have to add anything if you want.
＜serves 4＞
5 bunch of somen noodles
1 large egg
A pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon of potato starch ※dissolves in 1 teaspoon of water
1/2 Japanese cucumber
・3 slices ham
・Crab sticks
・2~3 stalks scallion
・Grated ginger
・Simmered shitake mushroom
Mentsuyu to serve for individual small bowl
If you don’t have Mentsuyu, here is the easy recipe.
Combine 4 dashi, 1 mirin, 1 light soy sauce, and bring up to boil. Chill before serving.
Full recipe:
www.princessbam...
Check my SNS for a daily update!
Facebook:
/ kitchenprincessbamboo
Instagram
/ akino_ogata
Check out my store on Amazon!
www.amazon.com/...
※Kitchen Princess Bamboo earns a small amount of commission from the store. The profit is saved for "Give Away"!
music: UA-cam music library
It would be nice if you share your photos through social media.
Tag me on Instagram ＠akino_ogata
FaceBook ＠kitchenprincessbamboo
Sharing output gets better skills.
Thanks! Love from Japan♡
#kitchenprincessbamboo#japanesefood#somen
![3 Korean Noodles Recipes 🍜 [Wife's Cuisine]](/img/n.gif)
The best culture on earth. Hoping to visit your country in my lifetime. Thank you for this recipe. Now I can have a little bit of Japan here 🙏
Thank you so much for your kind words! Japan has a rich culture, and I'm glad this recipe can bring a taste of it to you at home. Hope you get to visit soon!
Randomly I was searching soumen (my friend's name)....look am here with somen🤣🤣but that recipe is very interesting....love from india
I also rub the ends of the cucumber to take the bitterness out! My grandma taught me 😁
I do the same
Same, my mom taught me. She's Cuban so I guess that technique has been shared around the world😁
Same my mom taught me so....though I'm Indian 😅
In Mexico, we also remove bitterness of the cucumber by rubbing the ends too!
Good to know! Thank you for sharing!
I really love this channel, Japanese food is the perfect combination of tastiness and healthiness. Greetings from Germany. ☺
Jennel Doodeldoo Thank you so much❤️
Stay in touch😊
My mother in law taught me to scrub salt cucumber first and peel the top of it to remove the bitter taste ☺️
It was a hot summer day here today in Japan. My girlfriend (Japanese) was at school until late, so I decided to try to make soumen for her!
Kanji is still hard for me to read, so I took longer than I should have, but eventually I was able to buy all the ingredients.
I diligently prepared all the ingredients, julienned the sides, and properly removed the starch from the noodles and such. I followed the same proceedure as the video!
First thing she did when she arrived home was complain about the noodles not being in chilled water. Called me strange.
Sorry for the random rant!
I think the recipe was great. Thank you.
Maybe she was just testing you to see if you can handle her Japanese culinary standards! Chilled water for soumen will dilute the tsuyu which we don’t want. She will understand why we do it. Thanks for your comment!
I love adding grated daikon (spicy bottom) to my somen with a little bit of grated ginger. I can eat this daily in the summer when it’s hot outside.
It sounds like you have a delicious summer favorite! Grated daikon and ginger really do elevate somen!
My favorite Japanese dish on a hot summer day 🥰🥰
I also do the cuke trick!
I dont know why it works, but my mom also taught me it removes the bitterness.
I'm not a huge cold noodle fan but I may try this - I think I can get Soumen noodles at the local Korean store. And this looks so simple.
Since I started watching your channel, I've had so many reasons to grate ginger that I ordered an extra grater from Amazon just for the purpose.
I'm really looking forward to the Tempura next week!
Hi, Jasper! Yes, you are right. In Korea, "Somen" called "Guksu" I think.
Now you can make Somen in no time, because you have Mentsuyu.
To have a good grater is a key to cook well! I have 3~4 types of grater for differnt purpose. Thanks for watching and see you in Tempura video. You will love it!
Mmmmmm, makes me miss my Japanese friend who moved back to Japan. We'd eat this style of noodle and hang out before we'd go fishing. Thank you for the video, it looked so yummy and refreshing!
Thanks for sharing your story with me! Now that you can make this!
Japanese Everyday Food :Kitchen Princess Bamboo thank you for the lovely recipes!
Thank you very much. Your instructions were very clear, and easy to understand.
I will make this for my family this afternoon.
Let me know how it turned out!
Sooooo refreshing!!! Your videos are always so inspiring to our little channel!!!!Awesome stuff as always and keep these up!!!!!
Thanks!
You make me keep going!
@@kitchenprincessbamboo so informative! thank you so much 🙏
That bonus Shimatu recipe at the end of this video looks pretty good as well.
I love your channel. Thank you for making nice video on Japanese Recipe.
This looks so nice. I am going to rinse my somen noodles from now on. They always stick to each other. ☺
looks real good. i love cucumber i find it very refreshing especially with tuna.
Love this recipe! I will substitute the somen noodles with other types of noodles here (We don't have this here) and prepare a diff sauce. Will try with vegetarian ingredients too.
ワアア!! 美味しそう!! I can't wait until summer comes to New Zealand and try this on a hot day!!!!
ありがとう！作ってみてね♡ Thanks for watching!
It looks beautiful and refreshing! You make wonderful videos!
Thank you so much!
That looks so good and refreshing. Perfect for a hot day.
Yes, it is! Give it a try!
Thanks for watching!
I might have to try and make this dish this weekend.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and recipes ! ありがとうございました!
Hi! First of all, thank you very much for your videos! I'm from Barcelona and my family and I do the same with the bitterness of the cucumber. Very interesting :)
fumfita Really?! Good to know other country do this❣️Let’s see more countries coming in this thread.
Thanks for watching💕
Looks delicious! Can't wait for the tempura video next week! It's one of my favorites 😍
Thanks for watching!
I love this channel. I want to try all your recipes!
Simple and delicious. I love the leftovers recipe. Thank you very much
I need to make this very soon! It has been very humid where I live and this definitely looks so refreshing and delicious! Can't wait for next week's video! 😁
Hi, Tabitha! Humidity in Japan is also high in summer. Cold noodles are our go to recipe! Thanks for watching, and see you in instagram.Lol.
You're welcome!! And see you in Instagram as well! 😂❤
I don't think there is a single type of Japanese noodle I don't like! They're all delicious in their own way.
We have more💕😊
I think that is the first time I saw that dish, amazing! 😆
This is quite popular in Japan at summer time! Every household has its own style to enjoy this noodles. This is my take!
Thanks for watching!
We had something inspired by this (and of course zaru soba)for dinner tonight, I guess it was a hybrid meal to suit my husband's sensibilities -- dipping noodles into a tiny bowl is too fiddly for him. So I made cold soba noodles and poured the mentsuyu in the bottom of the wide bowl, placed cold noodles on top, and topped with nori, scallion and a bit of wasabi. On the side we had a lightly cooked stir-fry of broccoli, carrot and Quorn chicken-style pieces very simply prepared with just a bit of sesame oil and soy sauce. And for pickle, we had kimchi. :) It was cool and refreshing. I did use my Japanese dishes, of course! After eating it he said, 'I feel quite uplifted.' :D
Sounds good! So, your dish is called "Bukkake Soba" or "Salad Soba" in Japanese. Rich in nutrients and refreshing! Lucky husband:-) Thanks for sharing your idea!
Oh good, it's a thing! I like to be as authentic as possible if I can! :D
Yes, you are. We put Korean twist on noodles or donburi quite often.
You know what? Kimuchi is the best selling pickles in Japan!
www.culinarytribune.com/?p=43968&lang=en
That's it!
Can you please do a video on what items a properly stocked Japanese kitchen has in it for food items and cooking utensils?
Thank you.
I've been thinking I should do that kind of video. Thanks!
That looks so delicious. I really enjoy your videos.
素麺が大好きです。
Looks sooooo good! Wow you've gone up almost another 5000 subs in a week!
Hi! Is it really 5000? Wow, that's something!
Thanks for watching!
It looks absolutely delicious!
Great video!
緑の葉の上にあるプレートに麺を入れます。 それらはどのような緑の葉ですか？ 彼らは木から自然ですか？ これらの葉が由来する植物の名前は何ですか？ ありがとう、とても良い一日を。
You put the noodles in the plate on top of green leaves.
What kind of green leaves are those?
Are they natural from a tree?
What is the name of the plant that these leaves come from?
Thank you and have a very nice day.
It's bamboo leaves for decoration selling at a grocery store. Is that Japanese translation by Google? It doesn't make sense. Lol.
@@kitchenprincessbamboo
Thank you for your reply. Yes, it is Google Translation and I apologize for butchering the Japanese language.
I could not resist the dish you We're making looked so delicious that I wished I was next to you eating it. Again, thank you and have a very delicious day.
Holy cow I’m beyond hungry now 😋
Thank u! I made it and it tasted so good :D
Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to try this! Do you know how to make the salad dressing they use for the appetizer salads in Japanese restaurants?
Hi!
Thanks for watching!
Could you give me more specific information about the dressing?
Color, soy sauce based, contains sesame seed, something like that.
Maybe I can help you!
@@kitchenprincessbamboo I don't know if Darren ever got back to you, but I'd love to know this as well! I believe he's talking about the thick, orange, slightly mealy dressing. I believe it may have miso and ginger in it. It's absolutely delicious.
@@alicehanners6911 I think I get it. Thanks for the tip!
Does tofu go well with somen? Or other vegetables, like red bell peppers?
We don’t serve those ingredients with Somen, but why not?
This is what I was looking for, traditional homemade japanese food :D subscribed already \o/
Looks yummy!!!
Honestly I love you.
Love you too!
Thanks for an awesome video! How long does cooked somen noodles last in the fridge?
A day or two.
Thanks for watching!
yummy!!!! although i cant find these noodles where I live or order them into the country, i hope to try this recipe with the best substitute i can find, thanks for sharing ;)
Do you have any Asian market in your area?
I think Korean and Chinese other than Japanese carry "Somen". The name is different I think. Thanks for watching!
This is so pretty
Since starting to eat a primarily Japanese diet. I've lost 15 pounds of body fat. Gained so much energy. Oddly enough, I eat a LOT more food.
You are quite right! Japanese style balanced meal makes you feel good and keep you in good shape! Thanks for watching!
This looks so delicious ^^
Whats the name of the sauce? I want to buy one.
That does seem like it would remove at least some starch that has developed inside the cucumber
I like it:) Here is my big thumb up👍 & your bell tapped 🔔
Yummy
Can I check what type of ham did you used I tried my it was salty....
www.google.com/search?q=Sliced+ham&rlz=1C5CHFA_enJP831JP831&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFwbDCyODpAhWWwosBHUc3D0UQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1437&bih=744
Just like these.
Loved it. Domo arigato. ;).
Pls show photo of men tsuyu
i still don’t understand why you ground the cucumber at the first step... i’m asian lol.
Neither do I. Lol.
But it surely work to remove bitterness:-)
Living in Ohio now I do miss good noodles.
Have you tried Somen?
Thanks for watching!
3:27 mentsuyu water ratio
1:3~4 Adjust to your preference!
I dint know that cumcumber has bitterness