10 Easy Somen Noodle Recipes for Summer | Japanese Summer Noodles

Every summer, I find myself wondering a bit about how to eat somen noodles.
I get tired of just using mentsuyu, but I don’t want to go to the trouble of making anything too elaborate either.
I’ve put together some easy somen recipe variations and storage tips that you can try on days like these.
I’m also sharing little tricks to make summer cooking a bit easier, such as garnish ice, frozen sudachi, and microwave cooking 🌿

▼Timestamps
00:19 Introduction
02:44 Two Types of Dipping Sauces: Refreshing Tomato Sauce and Soy Milk Tantan Sauce
04:37 How to Boil in the Microwave
06:02 Bibim Noodles
07:12 Jajang Somen
08:43 Tantanmen-Style Somen
10:04 Somen Champuru (No Boiling Required)
11:32 How to Freeze Leftover Somen
12:43 Somen Futomaki and Somen Inari
14:08 Fried Somen
15:25 Igarashi-Style Fried Dishes
16:33 How to Make Homemade Concentrated Noodle Broth