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When the summer heat in Japan grows humid and heavy, appetites wane – but one dish returns to the table with unwavering popularity: zaru soba.Light, clean and served refreshingly cold, these buckwheat ...

Sobakawa (soba stands for 'buckwheat' in Japanese) pillows are a staple in Japan and have been used since the 15 th century. Buckwheat is a grain which is used mostly to manage soil health during ...

Though seen as one of the most quintessential of Japanese foods - and eaten on New Year's Eve for good luck - a good part of the buckwheat that goes into the noodles comes from Russia, globally ...

Traditionally in Japan, soba noodles are either served chilled alongside a dipping sauce, or as noodle soup in some kind of broth. Buckwheat Is Actually Gluten-Free.

Confusingly, other well-known Japanese noodle dishes like mazesoba, yakisoba, or Okinawa soba, contain no buckwheat at all. Chūka soba, or “thin Chinese noodles,” is an older term for ramen.

Some grocery stores do sell dried versions of soba, but they have just a token amount of buckwheat flour. It’s the buckwheat’s nuttiness that gives the noodle its signature flavor—as well as ...

I love the earthy flavor of soba, the Japanese buckwheat noodles. I also like the way they look in noodle salads. Their brown color blends nicely with Asian soy dressings.In this recipe, the ...

Centuries-old Japanese buckwheat noodle restaurant Sarashina Horii — helmed by ninth-generation soba maker and owner Yoshinori Horii — will open at 45 East 20th St., near Park Avenue South in ...

Note: Soba is a Japanese buckwheat noodle. Find it with Asian foods in the supermarket. From "Dinner for Everyone," by Mark Bittman. Bring a pot of water to a boil and salt it. Turn on the broiler ...

This restaurant's fare is imitated all over Japan, and being the real deal, it is somewhat pricier than the rest. Dishes range between about $5 and $20; bottles of sake and shochu can run up to ...

In medieval Japan, buckwheat came into its own as a dumpling skin, closed around fillings of sweet bean paste, potato, or turnip. Today you’re more likely to find it in noodles or roasted, then ...