Cold soba bento. Duck pond
August 30, 2010
Since Summer I´ve been craving for cold soba. I didn´t have soba noodles at home when it was very hot here and the main japanese grocery in Helsinki was closed for vacations.
I could have tried to get it from some other asian shops downtown, but I didn´t bother to go to search for it ( call me lazy, yep).
Now that I finally bought the noodles the weather got cold! Oh well, anyways.. ;)
The contents of the boxes: soba noodles, thinly sliced carrots , turkey ham, cucumber, omelette strips, cherry tomato, green grapes, peach slices and a bottle of tsuyu sauce. The ducks are made from gouda cheese. Before eating I sprinkled nori strips on top.
They look much more a salad than the proper “Zarusoba” (the japanese dish of cold soba with dipping sauce). For the “adults” version I added toasted sesame seeds and grated ginger just before serving.
August 30, 2010 at 21:32
aaaaa! So adorable! And it sounds really tasty, too. Cold noodle dishes are so good. :)
August 30, 2010 at 23:43
Thanks Michelle ( right? )! It was really good.. sadly our version didn´t have any cute details XD.
August 30, 2010 at 22:07
Soba duck nest so cute! Love it!
August 30, 2010 at 23:46
=) Thank you Sheri! Seeing your chasoba bento was the last call for some cold noodles! ;)
August 30, 2010 at 22:13
What a clever idea! The ducks actually appear to be bobbing up and down on the water!
Soba is always yummy too. *slurp*
August 30, 2010 at 23:49
Oh Debra, thanks a lot for your sweet comment! I feel so flattered having the visit of all my “bentoist idols” ^_^
and yes! Soba is good in any version, I agree!
August 31, 2010 at 02:12
What a cute and pretty bento design! Love how you put every food elements perfectly in the box :)
August 31, 2010 at 13:29
Thank you Lia! You always so adorable ^_^
August 31, 2010 at 02:58
Yay! Tem até um kappa ali! Heheheee
August 31, 2010 at 13:30
Aahahah, é mesmo! Nem me liguei que deu certo a coincidência! Cuidado com o Kappa!! ahahahah :D
August 31, 2010 at 03:05
This is so cute! How’d you do the duck eyes so round? A punch hole? Yummy yummy, I miss my mom’s cold noodle dishes like these.. Especially during summer months. This takes me back to my youth, minus the cute duckies! lol.
August 31, 2010 at 13:32
Hey Chantale, thanks for your comment! The eyes are indeed made with a punch hole ;). And yes… cold noodle dishes also reminds me my childhood, hot summers in Brazil =)