Soba noodles (buckwheat noodles) are a year-round dish. In the middle of winter, a bowl of soba in piping hot broth will warm you up from the inside, and in the warmer seasons, chilled soba is a great way to fill up and cool down at the same time.

Cold soba is usually served dry, with a cup of broth to dip the noodles in before each bite. However, soba restaurant chain Fuji Soba is currently offering another way to enjoy cold noodles: ice cream soba.

▼ Yes, that’s a dollop of ice cream on top of soba noodles, with tempura flakes, fried tofu and sliced ​​spring onions.

Coolish Hiyashi Tanuki Soba, as the unique dish is called, is a collaboration between Fuji Soba and confectioner Lotte. Lotte offers a wide range of sweet treats, but one of their biggest sellers is Coolish, a brand of ice cream sold in pouches from which you can drink the cream straight.

Although the coolish is served separately in the 580 yen set, it’s not intended as a dessert. Fuji Soba recommends mixing it with the chilled soba broth already in the bowl to let the sweet and savory flavors mingle. And while you can use as much or as little ice as you like with the add-it-yourself style, Fuji Soba recommends squirting the whole bag in.

▼ It is worth noting that soba broth generally contains bonito broth, so it is actually a mixture of ice cream and fish.

It’s definitely a time-saving way to satisfy soba and sweets cravings in one fell swoop, but the boldness of the concept means that Coolish Hiyashi Tanuki Soba is limited in time, quantity, and even location. Only 10 servings are offered per day, and it’s currently available exclusively at Fuji Soba’s Ikebukuro and Gotanda branches in Tokyo, where it will be served until August 31. After that, it will be offered at another Fuji Soba branch in Tokyo, Akasaka, from September 1 to 30.

Related: Fuji Soba Location List

Source: Fuji Soba via Hachima Kiko

Photos: PR Times

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