Japanese somen salad is a simple salad of vegetables and protein served over a bed of very thin wheat somen noodles. Japanese somen noodles may be likened to italian angel hair pasta. Somen salad is likely a japanese fusion dish with blended japanese and hawaiian origins, yet these days, noodle salads such as somen salad, soba (buckwheat salad), and udon (thick wheat noodle) salads are not uncommon in japan. We might consider this type of dish as modern japanese cuisine.
