Togakushi soba (Whole-ground buckwheat noodles)
Togakushi soba, one of Japan’s three great soba varieties, from Shinshu—the birthplace of cut soba noodles

About Togakushi soba (Whole-ground buckwheat noodles)

Togakushi soba refers to soba noodles from Togakushi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture (formerly Togakushi Village). Along with Wanko soba from Iwate Prefecture and Izumo soba from Shimane Prefecture, it is considered one of Japan’s three great soba varieties. It is made with hikigurumi flour, ground after removing only the outer husk, and is characteristically rolled out into a round shape using a single rolling pin. Because the flour is ground with the bran layer intact, the noodles look dark and have a pronounced buckwheat aroma.

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