Chilled Totoro Soba Noodles with Grated Yam

• 100 grams Soba noodles
• 100 grams Nagaimo Yam
• 1 Green onions
• 1 Nori seaweed
• 1 leaf Mitsuba
• 1 Mentsuyu

1. Boil the soba noodles in plenty of boiling water.
2. While the soba is boiling, chop the green onions.
3. Slice the yamaimo to make 2 rounds (they will be Totoro's eyes), and grate the rest.
4. Adjust the size of the eyes accordingly.
5. Cut the nori out to make the eyes, nose, and belly pattern.
6. I just cut them out with scissors, but it may be easier if you use a craft punch.
7. This is how it looked like before I added the grated nagaimo.
8. I put a mitsuba leaf on top of his head and finished off by garnishing with chopped green onions around it.
9. This is important!!
10. Use only a little bit of the noodles in the center to make a shallow well for Totoro's belly.
11. Pour in the grated nagaimo into the well.
12. Add the belly pattern nori on top, and it's done.
13. I guarantee your child will love this.
14. Pour mentsuyu all over!
15. It's a shame to lose the Totoro shape, but the noodles will taste better if you mix it all up before eating.

noodles, yam, green onions, mentsuyu

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/150850-chilled-totoro-soba-noodles-with-grated-yam (may not work)