Ibonoito is the most popular brand of somen noodles in Japan. Ibonoito Japanese somen noodles are handmade with simple and natural ingredients; wheat, salt and vegetable oil. Somen are one of the most popular noodles in Japan. Somen main ingredient is flour and they are the thinest noodles among the major Japanese noodles; Ramen, Udon, Soba and Somen. Somen noodles can be consumed either cold or hot with hot. If you eat them cold dip the somen first with Mentsuyu (Japanese noodle soup base). When eating them as a warm dish a good dashi broth is recommended. How Ibonoito Somen is Produced Ibonoito Somen is handmade during a limited period of time, concretely between October and April (being December to February the production peak). Salted water is added to flour and then kneaded well until