How to make Hiyashi Chuka Cold Noodles

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Hiyashi Chuka（冷やし中華）Cold noodles is a popular dish in Japan that comes up in ramen and teishoku restaurants during the summer.


We chill the ramen noodles and top it with summer vegetables, eggs and ham to cool down the body and get energy in the extremely hot humid weather in Japan.


It's easy to cook Hiyashi Chuka, so we want to give a short introduction of how to make it!


How to make Hiyashi Chuka Cold Noodles

Ingredients

  • cucumber...1/2

  • ham...5 slices

  • tomato...preferred amount

  • egg sheets...3 eggs, it can be boiled eggs or scrambled eggs

Sauce
  • Any vinegar...50ml
  • soy sauce...40ml
  • water...25ml
  • sugar...1~2 spoons
  • sesame oil...1/2 teaspoon

Instructions

    1. Slice the cucumber and ham thinly like the top picture.
    2. Mix the egg yolk and egg white and fry on a pan with a pinch of salt. Turn off heat and put a lid on, and once the eggs become like a sheet, cut it thinly. 
    3. Cook the noodles following the direction of the package, then cool it with cold water.
    4. Drain the water well, top the ingredients and pour the sauce over to serve.



    Key Points

    • Mustard suits well with Hiyashi Chuka. Some people like to mix in mayonnaise, too. The ingredients are typical toppings for a Japanese, but it could basically be anything that you like sitting in your fridge. Spring onions, nori or wakame seaweed, carrots, tofu...etc. The idea is to take different nutrients to energize the body from the summer heat.
    • If it's hot outside, we usually leave the noodle in ice water for a few minutes to really cool it down.
    • chilling the noodles slightly hardens the noodles, so you might want to cook slightly more than you would for a ramen, around 30 seconds!

    Somen and Hiyashi Chuka are very popular in Japan

    Summer in Japan is hotter and humid than you would ever imagine. We lose the energy to do anything, and these noodles are simple way to cool us off. 

    I don't really see cold noodles in other Asian countries, and I believe it's because in Chinese culture it's believed to have your intestines warmed up for it to function well.

    But when I cooked for my Singapore friends, the most popular was definitely the cold noodles from Japan. I urge you to try on a hot summer day!

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