Japanese Cold Noodle Recipes

Hiyashi chuka is made with chukamen noodles and is served with lots of toppings. This is a basic hiyashi chuka with soy sauce based dressing.

Somen are thin Japanese wheat noodles. During the summer, boiled and chilled somen noodles are served with dipping soup and many toppings. It's one of the most popular summer dishes in Japan. When you don't have much appetite in the heat, it's a great meal to have for lunch or dinner.

It's a nice one-dish meal to eat during hot season. Arrange your favorite vegetables on top of udon noodles.

Zaru soba is boiled and chilled soba (buckwheat noodles) served on a bamboo plate (zaru). It's served with dipping soup (mentsuyu) and some toppings.

It's a variation of basic Japanese hiyashi chuka and is served with sesame flavored dressing (goma-dare).

Tsukemen literally means dipping noodles in Japanese, and it usually indicates ramen noodles served with dipping soup on the side. There is a variety of tsukemen ramen available in Japan. This is a recipe to make a simple tsukemen.

Udon is a thick wheat noodle and is commonly served in hot soup. Udon noodles can be served cold. To make bukkake udon, simply pour the sauce over boiled and chilled udon noodles.