Classic Soba Noodles Recipe with Authentic Japanese Dipping

Ingredients

• 7 oz (200 g) dried soba noodles (buckwheat; 100% buckwheat or mixed with wheat)
• 1 cup (240 ml) dashi stock (store-bought or homemade)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) soy sauce (preferably Japanese shoyu)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
• 1 tsp sugar (adjust to taste)
• 1 scallion, thinly sliced (optional garnish)
• 1 sheet nori (seaweed), cut into thin strips (optional garnish)
• Wasabi paste (to taste, optional garnish)
• Grated ginger (optional garnish)
• Toasted sesame seeds (optional garnish)