Cha Soba Noodles with Traditional Accompaniments

Ingredients

• 400 gm dried green tea soba noodles
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 40 gm sesame seeds, roasted
• 1 sheet nori (compressed seaweed sheets)
• 4 green onions, finely chopped
• 3 cm piece of ginger, cut into julienne
• To serve: wasabi paste
• Dipping sauce
• 1 tbsp kezuri-bushi (bonito flakes)
• 1/3 cup shoyu (Japanese soy sauce)
• 1/3 cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
• ½ tsp caster sugar