Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For the full printable recipe with every measurement and tip, search "wafu pasta sudachi" on Google.
Crispy bacon, tender shiitake, and fresh spinach tossed with spaghetti in a glossy butter and soy sauce finish. This wafu pasta is umami packed and comes together fast for lunch or a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients (2 portions):
- 180 g dry spaghetti (1.7-1.8mm)
- 1600 ml water
- 1 tbsp salt (approx. 1% of water weight)
- 100 g Oriental spinach (cut into bitesize pieces, or whole leaves of baby spinach)
- 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms (about 100 g, sliced ¼-inch thick)
- 50 g bacon (with visible fat, cut into short strips)
- 1 garlic clove (finely diced)
- cooking oil (only if bacon is lean)
- 1 tbsp sake (or dry sherry/wine)
- ⅛ tsp dashi granules
- 1 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu) (divided, 2 tsp for the first stage, 1 tsp for the second stage)
- ½ tbsp mirin
- 4 tbsp pasta water (reserved from cooking)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- lemon juice (a few drops)
- kizami nori (shredded nori) (optional)
- chopped green onions (to taste)
- shiso leaves (optional, sliced thin)
- ground black pepper (to taste)
The full method, exact timing, and tips are all in the written recipe. Just search "wafu pasta sudachi" on Google.
#wafupasta #japanesepasta #shoyupasta #buttershoyupasta #pastarecipe
For the full printable recipe with every measurement and tip, search "wafu pasta sudachi" on Google.
Crispy bacon, tender shiitake, and fresh spinach tossed with spaghetti in a glossy butter and soy sauce finish. This wafu pasta is umami packed and comes together fast for lunch or a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients (2 portions):
- 180 g dry spaghetti (1.7-1.8mm)
- 1600 ml water
- 1 tbsp salt (approx. 1% of water weight)
- 100 g Oriental spinach (cut into bitesize pieces, or whole leaves of baby spinach)
- 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms (about 100 g, sliced ¼-inch thick)
- 50 g bacon (with visible fat, cut into short strips)
- 1 garlic clove (finely diced)
- cooking oil (only if bacon is lean)
- 1 tbsp sake (or dry sherry/wine)
- ⅛ tsp dashi granules
- 1 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu) (divided, 2 tsp for the first stage, 1 tsp for the second stage)
- ½ tbsp mirin
- 4 tbsp pasta water (reserved from cooking)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- lemon juice (a few drops)
- kizami nori (shredded nori) (optional)
- chopped green onions (to taste)
- shiso leaves (optional, sliced thin)
- ground black pepper (to taste)
The full method, exact timing, and tips are all in the written recipe. Just search "wafu pasta sudachi" on Google.
#wafupasta #japanesepasta #shoyupasta #buttershoyupasta #pastarecipe
