Eating fast and healthy, especially for lunch, can be a challenge. If you want a change from sandwiches and salads, get your chopsticks ready. These three Asian noodle dishes are tasty, nutritious, and quick to prepare. 

Fast & Tasty Asian Noodle Dishes

1. Soba

These noodles are made from wheat and buckwheat or, more traditionally, from pure buckwheat flour. Hearty with a mild nutty flavor, these noodles are perfect served cold in lunch salads with sesame oil and veggies or hot with sizzling beef, chicken, or vegetables. Soba noodles don’t get mushy in broth, and their flavor pairs well with mushrooms and seaweed.

2. Lo Mein

Lo Mein noodles can be thick or thin and are made from wheat. This is another hearty noodle that stands up to thick sauces and chunky meat or vegetable stir-fries. Cold dishes, such as tangy salads with soy or vinegar-based dressings and cold vegetables are great with these noodles as well. The wheat flavor tempers chilis and spices, making them a perfect choice if you like your dishes fiery. Lo mein noodles cook up fast, in about five minutes, for a quick lunch meal.

3. Ramen

Who doesn’t love a bowl of ramen? These long, often curly noodles are pale yellow in color (from the egg used in the wheat-based dough) and stand up well to savory broths and soups. Traditional Japanese ramen is served with meat or tofu, vegetables, a boiled egg, spinach, and nori, making for a nutritious, protein-packed lunch. Most Asian cultures have a variation on the ramen theme. While typically featured with broth, they’re great in stir-fries and cold salads. Fresh ramen noodles cook up in just three minutes.

Japanese noodle dishes are a perfect choice for a healthy and quick lunch. Sakura Grill, in Mebane, NC, offers delicious Japanese fare for lunch and dinner, eat-in or take-out. Their ingredients are fresh, authentic, and homemade. Try poke bowls, lo mein and soba noodles, hibachi dishes, or fried rice. Call (919) 563-8889 to place an order today.