Bento Box, Chilled Zaru Udon

Ingredients

Soup

• 3 cups dashi or 2 tsp. instant dashi powder with 3 cups water (Several different recipes here in Paprika)
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 3 Tbsp. mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Udon noodle

• 4 servings udon noodle, boiled ([recipe:Noodles, Udon, Gluten Free])

Condiments

• 2 stalks green onion, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, grated
• 1 Tbsp. white sesame, roasted

Directions

1. Place all ingredients of soup in a large pot and bring to boil. Remove from heat and set aside until the soup cools down. Keep cold in a refrigerator.

Make udon noodles according to the recipe.

1. Distribute udon noodles in individual serving plates.
2. Pour chilled soup in individual cups.
3. Serve with condiments.

How to eat Zaru Udon

1. Add condiments to the soup to your taste. Dip the noodles in the soup before eating. Don’t worry if you find it difficult to eat the noodles without slurping. Slurping is OK when eating noodles in Japanese cuisines.

Notes

Bento:

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Cold Zaru Udon is a Japanese favorite. Your udon will stay fresh and chilled in the main container of your Lunch Jar.

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The dipping sauce will keep nice and chilled too, in the sealed soup container.

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Pack some sides into the two extra containers to add variety to your udon meal. A good way to bring fresh shredded nori for topping, or edamame?

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And there it is. Chilled Zaru Udon set for lunch—just dip and enjoy. A cold drink will go well with this.