noun
zaru soba; cold soba noodles served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce
A classic Japanese dish of chilled buckwheat noodles presented on a bamboo tray (zaru) and eaten by dipping into a separate sauce (tsuyu).
夏になると、ざるそばが食べたくなる。
When summer comes, I start craving zaru soba.
ざるそばは、つゆにつけて食べる。
Zaru soba is eaten by dipping it into the sauce.
From ざる (zaru, 'bamboo draining basket') + そば (soba, 'buckwheat noodles'), referring to the traditional serving style.