Chilled Somen Noodles Served in Cold Dashi with Chillies, Lime & Ice from Nikkei Cuisine: Japanese Food the South American Way by Luiz Hara

Ingredients

• 900 ml (1 pint 10½ fl oz/3½ cups) Primary dashi
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 4 tbsp mirin
• 2 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
• 4 small red chillies, deseeded
• 2.5 cm (1 in)-piece of root ginger
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• 2 tbsp finely chopped chives, chilled
• 300 g (10½ oz) fine somen noodles
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds, to garnish
• shichimi pepper, to garnish
• 2 limes, cut into 8 wedges, to serve