Soba

Soba
A portion of soba noodles, topped with nori
Japanese name
Kanji	蕎麦
Kana	そば
Transcriptions - Romanization soba

Soba are Japanese noodles made from a mixture of buckwheat and wheat flour.

Methods of Serving[edit]

Soba can either be served either hot or cold. Hot soba consists of noodles in hot broth, with various toppings. The broth itself can be made from either soy soy sauce, mirin (sweet sake), and or a bonito based stock. If served cold, they are accompanied by a side dish of soy sauce based broth, into which the noodles are dipped before being eaten.

Variations[edit]

Mori Soba[edit]

Mori Soba is the most popular form of cold soba. The soba is served on a bamboo rack in a lacquer box, with a small bowl of broth of chopped negi (spring onion) and wasabi (Japanese horseradish).

Zaru Soba[edit]

Another form of cold soba is Zaru Soba. It is exactly the same as Mori Soba except that it is covered with thin strips of nori (dried seaweed).

Ten Zaru[edit]

Ten Zaru is a cold soba dish, served with various tempura (food that is deep-fried in batter). Favourites include ebiten, or prawn tempura. When eating, the tempuras are dipped into the same stock used for the noodles, which in turn adds its own flavour to the stock.

Kakiage Zaru[edit]

Like Ten Zaru, Kakiage Zaru is also a cold soba dish, served with Tempura. Here, kakiage tempura is battered and deep-fried shrimp, served with chopped onions or green onions.

Kamo Seiro[edit]

A soba dish consisting of thinly sliced duck meat, boiled in soba broth, and served with toasted negi (spring onion). The broth is served hot, into which cold noodles are dipped before eaten.

See also[edit]

• Ramen
• Udon