Men Tsuyu (Soup for Japanese Noodles)

What Men Tsuyu Is

There are multiple noodle dishes in Japan: Soba, Udon, Somen, and Ramen noodles. Majority of Japanese noodles are cooked as noodle soup. Soup for soba, udon, and somen is called men tsuyu. Men is noodle, and tsuyu is soup. Basically, it is made from dashi, shoyu, and mirin.

Ready-Made Men Tsuyu

Ready-made men tsuyu are available at stores. Some of them are concentrated and need to add some water. Some of them are powder. You can follow the instructions on packages. Using ready-made products is the most effortless way to enjoy soba/udon/somen noodle soup dish. Many Japanese people us these recently.

Recipe

If you want to cook men tsuyu, the following is the recipe:

<Ingredient>

• Dashi – 1 cup
• Shoyu – 2 tbsp
• Mirin – 1 tsp

Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock) – Japanese Kitchen in the US

Shoyu (Japanese Soy Sauce) – Japanese Kitchen in the US

Mirin – Japanese Kitchen in the US

<Preparation>

1. Shimmer dashi.
2. Add shoyu and mirin to 1 and boil for 30 seconds.