is a
Japanese type of
noodle-based
salad that is served cold. The salad is a dish based on its main ingredient, the
somen noodle. Essentially, the salad consists of three main parts: the noodles, the
vinegar-based sauce, and the
garnish. Some recipes include chicken broth, lemon juice, or sesame oil for mixing in the broth. The variety of garnish is even more, ranging from shredded
lettuce,
scallions,
sesame seeds, slivered
char siu or
ham to
scrambled eggs.