Homemade Mentsuyu (Japanese Noodle Soup Base)

Name: Homemade Mentsuyu (Japanese Noodle Soup Base)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ cup sake; 1⅛ cup mirin; 1 cup soy sauce; 1 piece kombu (dried kelp) ((5 g; 2 x 2 inches or 5 x 5 cm per piece)); 1 cup katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

Lightly smoky and full of umami, Mentsuyu is a Japanese soup base used either hot or cold in a multitude of noodle dishes. You can easily make it at home with sake, mirin, soy sauce, and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes). This Mentsuyu is concentrated.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:20:15 GMT