salad udon
Although it is still " tsuyu " or rainy season, its hot and very humid. I cant wait for the real thing so I've already started preparing summer food. Like this udon ( noodles made from wheat flour). Used the local dried " inaniwa udon " which is a popular variety here in japan. You just have to boil the noodles until desired chewiness. Drain and run cold water to it . Actually you have to wash it, but be careful not to break the noodles.prepare...
a can of tuna flakes, drain the oil (healthier)
cucumber , sliced not so thinly
tomatoes, sliced in desired size
udon noodles ( available in asian or japanese groceries)
soy sauce , vinegar , salt and pepper
how to...
mix the soy sauce and vinegar to your desired taste. we have different tastes so this part is really up to you. Place the cucumber and tomatoes in a bowl and drizzle with the sauce. Lastly add the tuna flakes.Add salt and pepper.
Put the noodles on a platter and the sauce on top of it, voila!
You now have a refreshing food for the hot summer days!
Anyway, you can do wonders with this by using your favorite vinegar. White wine vinegar or balsamic may be a daring choice but try it. I 'd love too but my dear hubby would definitely not eat it!
posted by midnitebara at
2:17 PM
11 Comments:
Hey this is a good one too. We have many different vinegars here in France (like the xeres vinegar, which is a red wine vinegar) but i don't like vinegar and i think i'll try without! But i love soy sauce! I'll try to find udon... that will be a little more difficult. But as we say "impossible n'est pas français" (impossible is not french)
hope you find udon, this noodle is really delicious and I specially like it for its chewiness ( mochi-mochi). careful not to over boil it. Instructions are usually written on the package so I think its okay.
I found udon this morning (in a specialised supermarket) and everyone enjoyed tasting japanese food! It was fun! i also made some tofu with beef, bean sprouts, onions and soya sauce... it was nice. My step-father liked it, but he thinks it's weird!!! ;-) It was good though! We had a good time together around the table! ;-) Thank you!
I forgot to tell you : my kids love udon salad! It's been very successful! Actually we have a recipe which is really close to this one but it's Camargan rice instead of udon... Enjoy your sunday! ;-)
to celine~
thanks, I feel so happy that you tried the recipe. thanks a lot,really!
enjoy the rest of your weekend too!
hi genotzarr!
Yes, Im actually here in Akita city, Akita Prefecture Japan.
Oh and if I may say Im a gaijin too. I teach english to elementary kids and well sometimes adults.
Thanks for coming and commenting.If you want to know a little bit about Akita, please visit here.
About the lonely gaijin part, dont worry genotzzar, you wont. Although people can't speak english well, they are accomodating and will really try their best to converse with you. Of course, there are a lot of gaijins ( like me ) if you need any assistance!! ( smile )
Opps, my link was not good. I mean click here
looks yummy!!
at parang ang daling gawin..parang lang. hehehe..
will see if i can get some udon here in one of the supermarkets..is "inaniwa udon" a type of noodle?
oops.. i mean, is that also exported dito sa 'Pinas, kaya?
looks flat and white, no? the Japanese noodles that i see here are usually light brown, and not flat..kind of like angel-hair noodles.
but i will look around...
thanks for the recipe, midnite! :)
Inaniwa is the type that is made here in Akita. Any udon will do ! The light brown noodles is soba, amde from buckwheat flour. Medyo iba lasa non, but you can try!
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