Tsukemen, cold Japanese noodles to dip in a delicious broth

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• Tsukemen, Japanese cold noodles, a very popular dish in Japan
• The texture and flavor of tsukemen
• How to eat tsukemen?
• The ingredients of a tsukemen

Tsukemen, Japanese cold noodles, a very popular dish in Japan

Tsukemen つけ麺 is a Japanese dish of cold noodles served separately with a rich and flavorful hot broth containing many ingredients. This dish is very popular in the summer in Japan and you will find it in many Japanese restaurants.

The texture and flavor of tsukemen

The thick broth of tsukemen is, depending on the recipe, infused with the intense flavor of meat, chili, ginger etc. The thick and creamy texture of this richly flavored broth allows the noodles to be coated while soaking, a delight.

Good tsukemen restaurants make the noodles themselves, you will see that they will be much thicker, elastic and smooth and as they are cold they remain quite firm.

How to eat tsukemen?

Just dip the cold noodles in the hot broth and eat your noodles by sucking them up of course! At the end of your meal, you can put the rest of the noodles in the broth, add water to dilute the broth and eat it.

The contrast between the cold noodles and the hot broth is a perfect match. You will feel a good balance in your mouth. The broth cannot be eaten alone because it is usually very spicy, salty and thick because it has been reduced for a long time. You can also have some garnish that you add in the broth like dried bonito (katsuobushi), narutomaki, nori, negi (Japanese spring onion)…

In the bowl of noodles (on top or on the side), the cook traditionally arranges chāshū (sliced braised pork), menma (bamboo shoot condiment) or even leaves of nori and a soft-boiled egg.