Hainan Noodles/Japanese Somen Salad

I like this recipe because it is very easy to make and that there are many different toppings. I'm originally from Hawaii so I've tasted the Japanese Somen Salad. But since I've moved to Hainan, China, I've come to like Hainan version using the same kind of noodles. The Japanese Somen Salad version I got from my mother and the Hainan Noodles I got from observing street cooks here in Hainan.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 10-15

Ingredients

• 205  g  of japanese  somen noodles (available in the Asian section of most supermarkets)
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
•  water
•  ice (optional)

• Sauce

• 2  tablespoons  chinese rice vinegar (optional)
• 2  tablespoons vinegar
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
•  sugar, to taste

• Hainan toppings

•  cilantro
•  sliced sausage
•  roasted peanuts
•  potato chips
•  Brussels sprout

• Japanese toppings

•  egg, fried (strips)
•  kamaboko (fish cake)
•  green onion
•  sliced sausage
•  lettuce

Directions

1. Sauce:
2. In a small bowl, mix rice vinegar, vinegar, and soy sauce together.
3. Add sugar to taste.
4. Noodles:
5. Boil water with vegetable oil.
6. Put the noodles in the boiling water and cook for two minutes or until the noodles hand from your chopsticks.
7. Pour noodles in a colander to drain the water.
8. Put drained noodles in another large bowl and add add cold tap water or ice; Let noodles cool.
9. Prepare toppings and sauce.
10. Put the noodles in a serving bowl and top it off with your favorite toppings.
11. Pour sauce on the noodles and enjoy!