Only Soba Restaurant Osaka/Millstone Powdered Decades Back

Noodles are a beloved food in Japan. There are many different kinds of noodles you can try if you happen to visit the country. One of these kinds of noodles is called “soba”. Soba noodles are buckwheat noodles. In the category of soba, there are three very famous dishes; Wanko soba from Morioka, Togakushi soba from Nagano, and a special dish called “Izumo soba”. This is the dish that we will be introducing today. Izumo soba is a local cuisine that is widely eaten in the Izumo region of Shimane Prefecture, which is located next to Hiroshima. You may be wondering what makes Izumo soba different from other kinds of soba. The answer is that Izumo soba is that the buckwheat flour used to make Izumo soba is made from buckwheat seeds which have not had the hulls removed, whereas normally for making soba the hulls would be removed. The seeds along with the hulls are ground on a millstone to make the flour for the soba. This gives the noodles a darker color and also a stronger buckwheat flavor. Since the dark parts of the hulls of buckwheat also contain protein, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, it is also very healthy for you and adds to the benefits of eating this food. Thus, Izumo soba has a very distinct fragrance and is also very high in nutritional value.