Trade the ramen crunch and flavor packet for these nutty, delicate Japanese noodles. 1:26 Known for its nutty flavor, soba is a centuries-old staple of Japanese cuisine.

And don’t feel compelled to use the little packets. ... Use the chilled sauce for dipping cold noodles (typically soba or somen). 1/2 cup sake. 1 tablespoon sugar (optional) 1 cup soy sauce.

Not soba noodles from a packet, but fresh soba noodles, made every single day," says Justine. Assisted by a local soba master who has been making the noodles for over 30 years, ...

Making soba noodles the easy way. On New Year’s Eve in Japan, soba is eaten as a symbol of longevity. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) By Betty Hallock . Dec. 30, 2009 12 AM PT .

"Soba is not so smooth," she said. Buckwheat is not a grain, it's a fruit seed, so it's a little bit coarser in texture than regular wheat." Traditional soba like Soma's is made with 80 percent ...

Sakai explains that the beloved noodle is a Japanese creation, unlike, say, the ramen noodle, which originated in China. Soba, Sakai says, "came to Japan as a porridge, and the Buddhist monks who ...

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