Hiyashi chūka


Hiyashi chūka is a Chinese noodle style Japanese dish consisting of chilled ramen noodles with various toppings served in the summer. It is also called reimen in Kansai region and hiyashi rāmen in Hokkaido. Toppings are usually colorful cold ingredients and a tare sauce.
Popular toppings are some meat, strips of tamagoyaki, summer vegetables like cucumber and tomatoes, menma, and beni shōga as condiment. Toppings are cut thin, to mix well with the noodles and the sauce. The tare sauce is usually made from water, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.