What Are Soba noodles and How Can I Use Them?
If soba noodles have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 35 recipes to try them in.
What are soba noodles?
Where found
Soba noodles are usually found in the asian section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
| In Chinese: | 荞麦面 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | nouilles soba | |
| en español: | fideos soba |
Recipes using soba noodles
There are 35 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Hot & Sour Mushroom Soba Soup
Hot and sour mushroom soup with sliced mushrooms, bamboo shoots, rice vinegar, and white pepper, ladled over Japanese soba noodles. A 30-minute lighter take on the Chinese takeout classic.
Chinese Stir-Fried Noodles with Veggies
A flavorful and filling dish is great for a quick week-night meal. It's healthy and nutritious enough as well.
Soba in Chicken Broth
Japanese soba noodles in ginger-miso chicken broth with shiitake mushrooms, gai lan, and fresh cilantro. Restaurant-quality slurpable noodle soup ready in 40 minutes at home.
Soba Bibimbap
My craving for Korean food has officially come back to life again, and this was the dish I made for dinner yesterday. Instead of using cooked rice that traditional bibimbap does, this time I cooked soba noodles instead. Sauteed a few veggies that I had on hand separately, tossed with the spicy Korean chili sauce and a bit ketchup, and served with homemade kimchi. YUM!
Cool Soba Noodle Salad
Assorted fresh crunchy vegetables, sour, sweet and spicy sauce, and soba noodles make this quick, easy and tasty cool summer salad!
Quick & Easy Bibimbap
Learn how to make Bibimbap, one of my favorite Korean dishes. This time instead of preparing each vegetable separately, I cooked the similar texture vegetables together, which saved time and still tasted delicious. I mixed the seasoned vegetables with soba noodles and of course always have some kimchee as a side, that's a must in Korean food.
Pan Seared Scallops & Fennel Over Soba Noodles
Pan-seared scallops with fennel over soba noodles plates golden-crusted scallops on Japanese buckwheat noodles in a Pernod and orange pan sauce. East-meets-West restaurant plating at home.
Cold & Spicy Noodles
This is my kind of food, packed with Asian flavor. Lots of miso, tahini, sesame oil...YUM! Loved orange juice in the sauce, a bit sweet, sour and orange-y taste, which I really enjoyed!
Stir-Fried Veggies with Soba Noodles
You can say this is a combination of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Because it uses Chinese stir-fry technique, spices; Japanese noodles, miso paste; and Korean chili sauce. It has lots of yumminess and goodness in this one pot meal.
Spicy Soba Noodle Salad
A little bit of heat with a tangy sweet and sour taste. This cucumber soba salad for sure refreshes your taste buds while satisfies your tummy.
Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
More of a stew than a soup as the broth is absorbed and thickened by the soba noodles. Very hearty and loaded with goodies. The flavorful broth covers all of the ingredients more like a sauce.
Korean Soba Noodles with Vegetables
One of the most popular Korean dishes and it is one of the most normal and delicious dishes too.
Asian Sesame Soba Noodles with Cucumber, Bok Choy, & Mixed Greens
A delicious and refreshing soba noodle salad, serve it as a tasty side dish or a vegetarian main dish.
Soba Noodles, Mushroom & Tatsoi with Sweet-Sour Cucumber
This one pot dish is packed with deliciousness and goodness. Sauteed assorted mushrooms are cooked in a flavorful broth, lots of Asian yumminess will for sure make your tummy feel very happy.
Korean Sweet & Sour Cold Noodles
This sweet and sour cold noodles dish is one of my favorites, it's particularly good on a hot summer day. Easy to make, and tastes refreshing and delicious.
Korean Mushroom-Bok Choy Stew with Soba
It's a real comfy meal, and I always serve it with some homemade cabbage, daikon or cucumber kimchi (see links below). Absolutely delicious!
Cold Soba Noodle Salad
Buckwheat noodles with Asian flavors. Nutty sesame oil coats the noodles spiked with crunchy veggies topped with an Asian inspired dressing. This combination tastes better cold than hot making it a perfect make-ahead dish that's ready when you are. Adding crispy coated tofu and it's a main-dish meal with punch.
Asian Miso-Sesame Soba Stew with Tatsoi
Miso and sesame paste made a delicious base for the stew. Soba noodles and tofu absorbed all the yumminess. Carrots, corn and peas added beautiful color to the stew. Tatsoi could be easily replaced by spinach, kale or Swiss chard. A wholesome and filling Asian style stew.
Shrimp & Sea Scallop Stir-Fry
Shrimp and sea scallop stir-fry sears seafood and rainbow bell peppers, then tosses with cilantro, lime, sherry, and soy-coated soba noodles. A 35-minute restaurant-quality seafood dinner.
Vegetable Salad with Soba Noodles
Fresh soba noodle salad with crunchy vegetables, herbs, and lime-sesame dressing served in crisp lettuce cups. This healthy Asian-inspired salad is ready in 25 minutes.
Soba Noodle Cucumber
Soba noodle and cucumber salad with daikon sprouts and seared ahi tuna. A cold Japanese-style noodle plate finished with chile oil drizzle. Light, fresh, restaurant-style.
Noodles with Snow Pea Greens
Soba noodles with snow pea greens and shiitake mushrooms in a shallot-chili-soy-rice wine sauce. An oil-free Japanese-style noodle bowl with deep umami and tender seasonal greens.
Soba Noodles with Cucumbers
Quick, easy to make, and it tastes refreshingly delicious. Serve it as a side dish or a light yet tasty meal.
