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Jazz1975
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 Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:15 am Post subject: Marinade for cold soba noodles |
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| I just bought a pack of soba noodles last week and wanted to know what kind of marinades are available for purchase since I'm looking at eating it cold. Any ideas? |
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Apsara
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:51 am Post subject: |
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You can buy bottles of the marinades, called "tsuyu" (usually written in hiragana) in the supermarket and there are instructions on the back for adding water to get the desired strength- usually about 1 part tsuyu to 3 or 4 parts water but you can vary it to your taste.
In our house we have kombu (kelp) tsuyu since we're vegetarians- tsuyu with katsuo (bonito stock) is probably the most common.
Tsuyu is used as a general flavouring, tempura dipping sauce etc as well as for noodles. |
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Jazz1975
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Apsara. Fortunately, I'm still in Toronto so I can probably find it in English...lol! I'll write these down and take it with me to the supermarket  . |
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angrysoba
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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There are, of course, alot of different kinds of soba. The type it is and the way you prepare it will determine how you should flavour it.
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Jazz1975
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hahahahhaha...I knew you were gonna answer this one  . Anyways, can you give me some specific marinades I can use so I can try it out? Thanks. |
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angrysoba
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Jazz1975
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I've got a good tolerance of spices, but never liked wasabi. Just don't like the way it tastes. |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: |
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angry soba,
I dont want to sound pedantic, but the cold soba in Japan is called zaru soba. Dont want to confuse the poor girl.
Ditto the wasabi. You need less in the soy sauce than the amount of toothpaste you squirt on your toothbrush. Wasabi has a hell of a kick if you put in too much. |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| Jazz1975 wrote: |
| I've got a good tolerance of spices, but never liked wasabi. Just don't like the way it tastes. |
You are not supposed to eat it raw. In Japan it comes in a tube and you mix it in with soy sauce. If you dont like wasabi I guess that means you wont like raw fish then as wasabi is used with sashimi and tsukuri.
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markle
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:25 am Post subject: |
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| PAULH wrote: |
| You are not supposed to eat it raw. |
Um not wanting to be a pedantic.
Actually you are supposed to eat it grated fresh, but it's a lot of faffing around so most people just used the powdered/tube stuff. |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| markle wrote: |
| PAULH wrote: |
| You are not supposed to eat it raw. |
Um not wanting to be a pedantic.
Actually you are supposed to eat it grated fresh, but it's a lot of faffing around so most people just used the powdered/tube stuff. |
When I meant raw I meant without soy sauce. |
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Apsara
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:55 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, zaru soba is my favourite. A zaru is a kind of straw basket thing that is used to sieve the remaining water from the soba and the noodles are eaten plain with a small bowl of tsuyu to for dipping. It's optional to add finely sliced spring onions and a fingernail-sized blob of wasabi to the soy sauce- should be well mixed-in to avoid surprises.
There are hundreds of ways to prepare soba, with very subtle differences, for example, if finely-sliced dry nori is sprinkled on top of zaru soba it becomes something else- can't remember the name right now, but although that is the only difference, they are separate items on the menu. Even Japanese people aren't always aware of these distinctions! |
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angrysoba
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| PAULH wrote: |
angry soba,
I dont want to sound pedantic, but the cold soba in Japan is called zaru soba. Dont want to confuse the poor girl.
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Oh bollocks! How embarrassing trying to play up to my name like that.
Yes, zaru soba (I was thinking of the Japanese word for plate and had always wondered why people said "zara" instead of "sara").
Anyway, another google check found this:
http://www.bluetreegallery.com/bluetreehouse_recipe_soba.html |
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Jazz1975
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Mmmmmmmmmm....looks good. Come to think about it, the cold soba noodle recipe was something a friend of mine made a few years ago when we went to the beach. Thanks. Glad I finally have the recipe to it . |
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