3 noodles vegetables crispy toasted Recipes

an 8-oz package soba (buckwheat noodles), asian or bosc pear, vegetable oil, a 1/2-lb piece firm tofu, rinsed, patted dry , hard edges trimmed, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, carrots , cut into 1 1/2-by 1/4-inch sticks, fresh shiitake mushrooms , stems discarded and caps sliced thin, scallions, sliced thin (about 1 1/2 cups), chopped peeled fresh ginger, sesame oil, tamari or soy sauce, or to taste, seasoned rice vinegar, sesame seeds, toasted lightly

fresh or dried thin asian egg noodles * or capellini, vegetable oil, asian (toasted) sesame oil, two 1/8-inch-thick slices of fresh gingerroot , flattened with the flat side of a heavy knife, scotch, cornstarch, shrimp (about 25), peeled, deveined, rinsed , and squeezed dry gently in a kitchen towel, dried chinese black mushrooms * or dried shiitake mushrooms*, soaked in 1 1/2 cups hot water for 20 minutes, cornstarch, chicken broth, soy sauce, scotch, sugar, asian (toasted) sesame oil, vegetable oil, minced scallion, minced peeled fresh gingerroot, snow peas, each trimmed and cut diagonally into 3 pieces