Zaru soba — buckwheat noodles served cold on a bamboo draining basket (zaru) and eaten by dipping them into a sauce (tsuyu). Often eaten in summer.
暑い日は冷たいざるそばが食べたくなる。
On hot days I crave cold zaru soba.
彼はいつも昼にざるそばを注文する。
He always orders zaru soba for lunch.
ざるそばはつゆに刻みネギやわさびを入れて食べる。
You eat zaru soba by putting chopped green onion and wasabi into the dipping sauce.