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Abura Soba Recipe (Soupless Ramen)

Looking for a way to enjoy a hot bowl of ramen noodles but skip the time-consuming broth? Well, look no further than Abura Soba!...

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Abura Soba (brothless ramen)

FAQ

Abura is Japanese for 'oil' and soba is a type of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat. Abura soba literally just means buckwheat noodles served with oil (instead of broth). And this is where it gets a little confusing: abura soba usually isn't made with soba noodles at all.
Traditional ingredients include shoyu tare base, aroma oil, menma, shredded nori, and green onions. Other variations also include toppings like raw garlic, raw egg, cheese, and minced meat, which are mixed with the noodles before eating.
One type of noodles most tourists haven't heard about yet is abura soba. It literally means 'oily noodles'. Unlike the way noodles are usually prepared, abura soba has no soup. Instead, all the ingredients are stacked on top of each other and then mixed.
So follow this curated guide and enjoy abura soba like a pro.
  1. Pour some chilli and vinegar oil while your dish is still hot. You can find the bottles in front of you. ...
  2. Mix everything well so that the oil base from the bottom covers all the noodles and the other toppings.
  3. Start enjoying your dish while it is still hot.
Russian buckwheat can still be imported, but instability and shipping disruptions have hampered and delayed procurement. That has added to the pain for soba shop owners such as Ishihara who are already suffering as a global surge in commodity prices, coupled with the yen's plunge, has sent prices climbing.