Japanese Cuisine - Soba & Udon

Shizuoka
Mikuriya soba
Shizuoka Soba & Udon

Mikuriya soba

Mikuriya soba (Mikuriya soba) is a local dish from the Mikuriya region of Gotemba City. Since this area cultivated a lot of soba and wheat, farmers made their own soba using “y...

Shizuoka
Fujinomiya Yakisoba
Shizuoka Soba & Udon

Fujinomiya Yakisoba

Speaking of Shizuoka yakisoba is Fujinomiya Yakisoba. The firm firmness and chewy texture will surprise those who eat for the first time. The spring water of Mt. Fuji and local ...

Hiroshima
Etajima's specialty “soybean udon”
Hiroshima Soba & Udon

Etajima's specialty “soybean udon”

Since ancient times, soybean cultivation was popular in Etajima City because of low rain. The origin of 'soybean udon' was eaten at ceremonial occasions such as handmade udon ma...

Tokushima
Handa somen
Tokushima Soba & Udon

Handa somen

Handa, a town rich in nature, located in western Tokushima prefecture. Although it is a small town, there are many somen manufacturing plants, and it is known as a production ar...

Tokushima
Naruto Udon (Naruto Udon)
Tokushima Soba & Udon

Naruto Udon (Naruto Udon)

Naruto udon is very soft enough to cut easily with chopsticks because the noodles are thin with almost no koshi. The ingredients contain finely chopped green onions and chikuwa ...

Tokushima
Iya soba (buckwheat cut)
Tokushima Soba & Udon

Iya soba (buckwheat cut)

Iya soba (soba kiri) is a thick soba made using traditional buckwheat flour that has been introduced from ancient times in the Iya region, which is a hidden village of Heike Och...

Fukui
Echizen grated soba
Fukui Soba & Udon

Echizen grated soba

Echizen soba is a soba that is mainly eaten in the Reihoku region of Fukui prefecture. It features a unique soup with a lot of grated daikon in advance, and noodles that are bla...

Toyama
Oiwa somen
Toyama Soba & Udon

Oiwa somen

Oiwa somen has existed since the Muromachi period, and it seems that at that time it was a high-class item and could only be eaten in the Imperial Court and temples. It is said...

Shiga
Grilled mackerel somen
Shiga Soba & Udon

Grilled mackerel somen

“Mackerel somen” is a local dish eaten throughout the prefecture, mainly in the Kohoku region of Shiga prefecture. It is a dish in which grilled mackerel is boiled in and entwi...

Shiga
Ibuki soba
Shiga Soba & Udon

Ibuki soba

The Ibuki region is said to be the birthplace of Japanese soba cultivation. It is blessed with a high-cold climate environment that is most suitable for growing soba, and Ibuki ...

Ishikawa
Shio yakisoba
Ishikawa Soba & Udon

Shio yakisoba

Shio yakisoba, which was created about 60 years ago by the owner of a Chinese restaurant in search of further deliciousness by taking a hint from Chinese stir-fried soba and cha...

Ishikawa
Komatsu udon
Ishikawa Soba & Udon

Komatsu udon

Komatsu udon, which is said to have been eaten by the haisheng Matsuo Basho, is a specialty of Komatsu that has a history of over 300 years since it was delivered to the Kaga Do...