How to Prepare Appetizing Tomato and Okra Milky Way Somen Noodles for Tanabata

Tomato and Okra Milky Way Somen Noodles for Tanabata. Arrange the noodles on a plate in a flowing style, you now have your milky way. Crack the egg into a clean, dry bowl. Plunge the okra into iced water, then slice the vegetables.

Sprinkle on the okra and carrot stars to give a Milky Way feel. Serve the spring onion, ginger and somen tsuyu noodle dipping sauce on the side. Line a non metallic sieve with muslin, cheese cloth or jay cloth. You can have Tomato and Okra Milky Way Somen Noodles for Tanabata using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tomato and Okra Milky Way Somen Noodles for Tanabata

1. It's 4 of servings Somen noodles.
2. You need 8 of Okra.
3. You need 2 of Bell peppers.
4. It's 3 of Tomatoes.
5. You need 1 tsp of ★ Finely chopped garlic.
6. It's 2 tbsp of ★ Olive oil.
7. It's 2 tbsp of ★Plum vinegar (or salt).
8. It's 2 tbsp of ★Water.
9. You need 1 of ★ Salt and pepper.

Tanabata is a folk tale of two lovers, Orihime and Hikoboshi or stars Vega and Altair that are allowed to cross the Milky Way only once in a year to be with each other. This somen noodles are said to resemble the Milky Way. A traditional food for Tanabata is… somen! Not only is it perfect as a summer dish, but the noodles represent the Milky way and Orihime's threads (she was a weaver).

Tomato and Okra Milky Way Somen Noodles for Tanabata instructions

1. Cut tomatoes into 5 mm cubes, mix the ★ ingredients and chill in fridge..
2. Lightly blanch the okra and slice..
3. Cut out the bell peppers with a star-shape cutter. Finely chop the other vegetables and boil..
4. Cook the somen noodles..
5. Arrange Steps 1, 2, 3 together on a plate, and it's done..

This type of somen dish is served chilled with a a tsuyu つゆ dipping sauce (mix of shoyu and dashi). Cold somen is, however, the dish most representative dish of Tanabata. The noodles are said to represent the "river" of the Milky Way. There are three components: the somen, a dipping sauce, and vegetables (some of which are cut like stars). You can buy little vegetable cutters like cookie cutters for this.