Reference : NISIBO2
Premium Ibonoito Tokyu Tenobe sômen have been awarded the 3-star Superior Taste Award for the past 9 consecutive years.
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Made from the highest quality flour, only during the coldest months of the year, crystal clear water from the Ibo River in the Harima region and salt from Ako, Premium Tokyu Ibonoito tenobe (hand-drawn) fine sômen noodles are meticulously crafted by the most experienced culinary artists after maturing several times in a traditional manufacturing process that originated in the Banshu region some 600 years ago.
Whole process consists of eleven stages, lasting two days and one night. Sômen texture is stable, smooth, soft, does not get soggy quickly.
Ibonoito sômen are the most sold and famous in Japan. High-end, hand-drawn, 100% natural, they are free of additives, dyes and preservatives.
Cooking :
- Boil one liter of water for 100 g of sômen.
- As soon as it boils, add the sômen and cook for 1mn30 to 2 mn while stirring.
- Remove from the heat and wring out the water, then cool down immediately under a fresh water stream while rubbing the sômen gently, then drain well.
IBONOITO
in Japan In a diary of Ikaruga Temple, Ibo-gun, Hyogo, dated September 15th, 1418, there is a reference to "sômen".
This is the earliest reference to Sômen in the historical records handed down in the Banshu area, proof that people were eating Sômen there at least 600 years ago.
The word sômen means thin noodle. Originally from Japan, sômen is made of wheat flour, salt and oil and remains a popular summer seasonal dish.
Premium Ibonoito Tokyu Tenobe sômen have been awarded the 3-star Superior Taste Award for the past 9 consecutive years.
