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In
the Edo period, most people
preferred wheat noodles to buckwheat
noodles.
Buckwheat restaurant
(soba ya) was a sociable
place for ordinary people in those
days. It is also supposed that people
surround the place to have soba
gaki over drink. |
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The
following story has been told in
soba restaurant since the period
of Kyoho reform. In this
restaurant, the menu which is listed
on a scroll has been conveyed as
treasure of household. Among more
than 50 types of unique buckwheat
noodles in menu, buckwheat noodles
(cha soba) is the highest
price to order. The price is 7 times
as high as that of standard buckwheat
noodles. That means green tea was
so precious food in the Edo
period.
Rutin in buckwheat noodles
has the effect of declining blood
pressure, but it often pours down
when boiled.
Whether people
know the effect or not, it is natural
that people has been practiced to
drink buckwheat soup customarily
long time ago.
According to
that reason, the cooking way of
buckwheat mash is very reasonable
to gain ample nutrition. Thinking
about the value of green tea and
buckwheat noodles in those period,
we tried to knead buckwheat mash
over heat carefully and give off
the aroma of tea thoroughly. Heap
up with hot water. Dish up stylish
and serve. |
| Ingredients
(4 servings) |
Buckwheat
mash
(soba-gaki)
| · | 1
cup buckwheat flour |
| · | 2
teaspoons matcha or powdered
tea |
| · | 2
cups boiling water |
| · | salt |
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| Dipping
soup
| · | a
soup of buckwheat noodles (soba
tsuyu) |
| · | 1
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce |
| · | 1
1/2 tablespoon mirin |
| | Condiments
| · | white
onion (optional) |
| · | wasabi
(Japanese horseradish) |
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make dipping soup:
Boil up dashi, season with
soy sauce and mirin. |
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| To
make buckwheat flour with tea taste:
Combine buckwheat flour with powdered
tea beforehand. In case of using
matcha, mix well after kneading
buckwheat mash of (3) and
removing from heat. |
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To
knead buckwheat mash:
Bring buckwheat flour and lukewarm
water into saucepan, and stir well.
Place over heat. Knead with spatula
until paste
Remove from heat
when it becomes gradually hard and
sticks to the bottom or side of
pan.
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To
scoop up buckwheat mash:
Soak 2 tablespoons in water, scoop
up buckwheat mash with 1 tablespoon,
form and chip off from the bottom
with another tablespoon. Transfer
to container covered with hot water.
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serve with a soup of buckwheat mash:
Dish up with condiments such as
wasabi, white onion, add
soy sauce or hot soup of buckwheat
noodles and taste serve. |
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