🍱 Soomintashiya

Somin Tasiya" is an Okinawan home-style dish of stir-fried somen noodles. There are two types of stir-fried dishes in Okinawa, "tashiya" and "chanpuru," but "chanpuru" refers to stir-fried tofu, so "somen chanpuru" used to mean "stir-fried somen" is a misnomer. Soumin-tasiya is a simple dish made with vegetables, tuna, and other ingredients, and somen noodles with salt and soy sauce, making it a typical home-style dish and a popular snack with sake. The cooking process is simple, but it requires a few tricks, as the degree of somen noodle boiling depends on the finished product. The softer type of somen, which is made by adding soup stock when frying or boiling to make it sticky, is called "Sominputtulu" and is appreciated by the elderly because it is easy to eat and has a good thirst-quenching effect. Puttu-lu" means that the starch has melted out and become thick.