At Sakamai, we also ordered a green tea soba salad. When we think about noodles, we think about the pan fried noodles or noodles with soup. I have never tried noodles on a salad and definitely not made of green tea. I have tried green tea matcha drinks and desserts, but I have never tried it on savory food. The green tea soba salad came with frisée lettuce and another green that looked like micro greens. I asked my headwaiter what green was it and he said kaiware. It also came with cucumbers, small pieces of avocado, tomatoes, grilled corn, walnuts  and toasted nori. The salad was drizzle with sesame soy dressing. The soba noodles were soft; it was like eating homemade noddles prepared by my mom on special occasions. When you think of matcha powder by itself you do not think about sweetness but bitterness; however, the noodles were not bitter.

The greens gave the noodles a refreshing touch. The grilled corn gave the salad a little bit of smokiness and sweetness. The walnuts was the crunchy component on the dish. Overall, we can say that the salad was a great choice.  If we were not sharing, I believe that I could finish that plate in less than 15 minutes.