ざる蕎麦そば

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).

• 夏なつになると、ざるそばが食たべたくなる。

  When summer comes, I start craving zaru soba.

• ざるそばは、つゆにつけて食たべる。

  Zaru soba is eaten by dipping it into the sauce.