Recipes · Korean · Main Courses
Naengmyeon (Cold Buckwheat Noodles)
One serving has 551 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (80%), phosphorus (65%), manganese (63%), zinc (56%), selenium (51%) and choline (51%). Ready in 155 minutes.

- Preparation: 135 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (620 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: beef, celery, egg, gluten, mustard, shellfish
Ingredients
- 80 g Soba noodles, dry
- 120 g Beef broth
- 200 g Water
- 60 g Beef brisket, raw
- 40 g Cucumber, raw
- 30 g Asian pears, raw
- 55 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Kimchi
- 2 g Mustard
- 8 g Vinegar, white
- 5 g Sugar
Method
- Simmer the beef broth with the water for 5 minutes, then stir in the vinegar, mustard and sugar, taste, and chill for at least 2 hours until very cold.
- Boil the beef brisket in a separate small pot of water for about 15 minutes until just cooked through, then slice it thinly once cooled.
- Hard-boil the egg for 9-10 minutes, then cool, peel and halve it.
- Slice the cucumber into thin matchsticks and the pear into thin slices.
- Boil the noodles for 3-4 minutes, then rinse thoroughly under cold water, rubbing them gently, until the water runs clear and the noodles are icy cold; drain well.
- Pile the noodles into a bowl, ladle over the chilled broth, and top with the beef, cucumber, pear, kimchi and egg to serve at once.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 551 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 70.7 g | |
| Water | 494 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 31.5 g | 66% |
| Tryptophan | 0.38 g | |
| Threonine | 1.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 g | |
| Leucine | 2.3 g | |
| Lysine | 1.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.66 g | |
| Cystine | 0.49 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.89 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 0.83 g | |
| Fat | 17.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.3 g | |
| Saturated | 6.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 245 mg | |
| Calcium | 91.6 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.32 mg | 36% |
| Iron | 5 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 110 mg | 35% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 63% |
| Phosphorus | 454 mg | 65% |
| Potassium | 640 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 28.3 µg | 51% |
| Sodium | 1,330 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.5 mg | 56% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.53 mg | 48% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6 mg | 43% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.9 mg | 39% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.59 mg | 45% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 95.6 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.9 µg | 80% |
| Choline | 219 mg | 51% |
| Vitamin A | 91.1 µg | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 2.3 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 45.1 IU | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 0.65 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 16.8 µg | 19% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
2.1 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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