Soba-Ya

Soba-Ya never fails me. I was choosing between the chirashi soba or soba salad and opted for the soba salad. I needed something clean and simple on a hot day and it hit the spot. The noodles were perfectly cooked al dente. The texture of the soba is so critical as its thickness. Al dente to perfection!

The seaweed salad on top was sweetly flavored and the greens on the bottom provided a complementary texture and balance to the base of the meal - the soba, and the icing on the cake - the seaweed salad.

The two sauces provided the right vinegar/cream balance. And you can put as much of either to create the concoction to your liking.

It sounds like a simple dish but is arousing in its simple complexity. That is a challenge Soba-Ya has mastered.