Soba Noodles

“I loved these. My fiancee didn’t particularly care for them at all.He really does have the more discriminating palate, though if I could have, i would have voted this recipe at least a three-and-a-half.The flavor of the sauce, in my opinion, was perfectly biting and very complementary to the chosen Mandarin-Style Steak, Asian Slaw, and Spicy Cucumbers.So, if you enjoy the starchy-side of life, and a bit of spice as well:these noodles will tantalize!If you are not a fan of starch, and, well, have a more discriminating palate than I, you may not enjoy these quite as much.Soba noodles, apparently, are a matter of choice.”

“I made these again this weekend and added a little tahini paste and it was fabulous!I love cold sesame noodles and I make these over and over!What a great summer dish”

“I just made this recipe for diner and neither hubby or I liked it. It is certainly not the fault of the recipe, though, which was simple to prepare – I think we just don’t like soba noodles! I’m going to try this one again with a lo mein noodle or a glass noodle and see what I get!”

“I made these last night to go with our chicken.We all loved them except for DD#1, she just didn’t care for them.I loved the versitility of them.I want to try to add broccoli or snow peas next time.I will make again, (DD is going to college next fall…lol) so I will wait until then.Thank you so much for this recipe most of us loved.”

“We had this a bit less spicy with leftover chicken and added the Tahini (2 Tbs).It was a hit with the kids!”

“These were so tasty! I enjoyed these noodles very much, and my tasters ate several extra helpings.I loved the kick from the chili oil.I will make this again often. I used the vermicelli this time, as that was what I had available, and served this without chilling.”

“Simple, quick and savory side dish that I added to the dinner menu when we had an unexpected guest. Excellent side dish. Next time I’ll probably top it with a bunch of sauteed veggies.”

“YUM! This recipe made alot, Thank goodness. I just couldn’t get enough. I skipped the chili oil because I can not handle any spiciness at all and it was still great. My hubby put Sriracha on his and said it went very well.”

“I have always enjoyed dishes made with buckweat flour. So I picked up the Soba Noodles to try and then found a recipe to use them in. This recipe was very good. Quick, easy and yes it does make a ton. But thats ok because you will find that the more you eat, the more you want.;) Pollen, your aunt must be a wonderful cook! I can’t wait to take this dish to a potluck. Thank you for sharing”

“Considering my bad past with soba, I was really pleased with this recipe.I never knew soba could actually taste good!”

“I make this dish regularly as a quick meal; I use less chili oil or add chili relish instead otherwise it’s a little too hot for me, otherwise a perfect meal, add some kewpie mayonaise and it’s even better!!”

“This recipe was SO quick and easy to make! My husband and I both enjoyed the flavour…it satisfied our craving for Asian food without us having to go out to a restaurant. I have already made this recipe multiple times and will be making it many more. The noodle/sauce mixture keeps well in the fridge overnight–just need to sprinkle green onions and toasted sesame seeds on top the next day and you have a delicious, quick lunch.I didn’t have chili oil, so I just added ~1/2 tsp of chili pepper flakes instead.”

“This recipe is a good idea and easy to make but to our taste the sesame oil flavour overpowered the other ingredients. I would definitely make it again but reduce the amount of sesame oil by half and add a milder flavoured oil if required. Thanks, pollen.”

“I used buckwheat soba noodles and went by the recipe, save I used chilie bean sauce in place of the chili oil.Quick, easy, healthy, the kids loved them, what else could you ask for.”

“I really loved these. they were very easy to make and tasted great. I used plain old short cut egg noodles as I have to get my soba noodles through the mail order so they are very precious! This is definatley a recipe worthy of the noodles though! I served these with soy and asparagus noodles. “

“I just loved this recipe, I don’t care for buckwheat, so I just used a good quality spaghetti and it turned out great, this is a keeper.Thanks for sharing.”

“I love this recipe, I used soba noodles and followed the recipe exactly and I think it is so good! Thank you for a recipe I will use often.”

“I brought this recipe into class for a class project on Japan. I, personally, didn’t like this recipe andnone of my classmates were very fond of it either. The people in my class all cook and eat wide varities of food but no one particuarly liked it. I think that to eat soba noodles you need to like spicy or bitter foods if you don’t soba noodle aren’t for you.”