Abura soba

Method

1. 1 Simmer pork belly in soy sauce for 25 minutes, then slice it thickly to make chashu.
2. 2 Mix soy sauce, sesame oil, lard, and vinegar at the bottom of the bowl before adding the noodles.
3. 3 The sauce settles at the bottom of the bowl because this dish doesn't have broth; diners mix it themselves from the bottom up.
4. 4 Boil the ramen noodles for 90 seconds, then drain thoroughly; any remaining water will also dilute the sauce.
5. 5 Pour the hot noodles into the sauce bowl, then layer with chashu, menma bamboo shoots, soft-boiled egg, and seaweed.
6. 6 Sprinkle with chopped scallions and mix vigorously 15 times immediately after serving.