date:Sep 27, 2012
dles and slurp up the remnants of the broth.
Nagashi Soumen: One of the tastiest ways to stay cool during brutal Japanese summers is by eating soumen -- cold soba noodles. By far, the coolest way to enjoy them is to partake in the ritual of nagashi soumen, in which soumen noodles are piped through halved bamboo logs by the force of cold flowing water. Stand by the log with a bowl of sweet and sour tsuyu sauce with your chopsticks in hand, ready to catch the noodles as they float by and dip them