Cold Soba and Sobatsuyu - Buckwheat Noodles with Dipping Sauce

This is the very basic way we eat Soba (Buckwheat Noodles) at our house. We usually eat them cold with dipping sauce (Sobatsuyu). We top Soba with shredded Yakinori (Roasted Seaweed) and green onions. You can put Wasabi in your dipping sauce if you like.
1. Boil 4 bunches of Soba (about 16 oz) for 5-7 minutes in a pot full of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

2. When it's chewy but firm in the center, it's ready. Empty the entire pot of Soba into a strainer. Wash the noodles with cold water. Makes about 4 servings.


How to make Sobatsuyu (dipping sauce):

• 2 cups of Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock)
  
• 1/3 cup of Soy Sauce
• 1/3 cup of Mirin (if you don't have Mirin, you can use 1/3 cup of Sake with 2 Tablespoons of suger)

Mix all the ingredients in a pan, and bring it to a boil. Stop the heat and cool the sauce.