Chinchintei Abura Soba
"Chinchintei" is supposedly where abura soba (soupless ramen) originated in the 1950s. This is Chinchintei's instant abura soba!
Abura soba isn't that well known outside of Japan. In place of a soup is a thick sauce - so it's technically not "soupless". This instant abura soba is very similar to what you get at Chinchintei!
It has a buttery flavor, but the tangy shoyu (soy sauce) is very much present too. Furthermore, the thick and flat noodles maintain chewiness because they're not cooking in a soup.
The toppings are well-suited to everything - smaller pieces of pork, negi (spring onions), menma (bamboo shoots), and naruto (fish cake).
Video Instructions:
Written Instructions:
- Boil 600 ml of water
- Pull lid (without removing completely) from tab A to tab B (marked on outside), remove packets
- Place toppings in clear light blue packet on top of noodles
- Pour boiled water up to line, seal lid, place orange silver packet on top (heating soup)
- After 5 minutes, pull off tab C on lid and drain water
- Add orange silver packet, mix noodles, and it's ready!
Feel free to use this timer!
End Result:
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