An effortless, chilled Japanese noodle dish for hot summer days

Celebrating Japanese ancestors and Italy's ultimate summer holiday -- August 15 is both Obon and Ferragosto

It’s high summer vacation time right now, Italy’s ultimate holiday — Ferragosto — lands on August 15. This is the day you’ll find pretty much all businesses except the most essential closed for the day (or the week), while families empty out of the cities and head to the beach or the mountains to seek a break from the heat and be together.

But this week …