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We need to cook our noodles first, so grab a bunch of soba and allow them to cook in boiling water for 4-5 minutes.
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There is so need to add salt to the water before boiling.
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While the noodles are cooking, start preparing the dipping soup.
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You can make the soup yourself by mixing soy sauce, mirin, dashi stock and a little sugar with water, or you can simply buy a pre-made tsuyu (Some tsuyu brands need to be mixed with water before serving).
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Once you have finished preparing the dipping soup, check the soba are of a suitable consistency and then drain the noodles in a colander with another saucepan underneath to catch the discarded water.
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Do not throw away this drained water as we are going to use it again later.
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It is important to thoroughly wash the soba at this stage to get rid of any excess starch.
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Rinse the noodles under a cold running tap and swish them around until the water runs clear.
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Grab a traditional zaru bamboo tray and carefully arrange the soba on it.
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Shred some nori seaweed and sprinkle on top of the soba noodles before serving.
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Add a small amount of wasabi and some finely sliced spring onions to your soup and dip the noodles in it briefly before eating.
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Remember the drained water we were saving for later?
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As the soba noodles were cooked in this water it still contains many of the nutrients from the soba.
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Mix some of this water with the remainder of your dipping soup and drink it as a perfect finish to this tasty dish.
