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The last part of any soba experience is the soba-yu, or drink. The yam mixture does not make the soba any more flavorful, but it does change the texture of the entire experience. This goes along with the Japanese belief …

The chilled soba arrives on a lacquer and bamboo box ? the bamboo sitting atop the lacquer. Soba was originally cooked by placing the noodles on bamboo slats and steaming it. It?s no longer cooked that way, but the tradition …

Soba Chefs have mastered the art of mixing just the right amount of wheat and buckwheat. In fact, the act of making soba noodles properly has traditions of its own. The designation of “handmade” as opposed to “machine-made” soba still …

Each of the Japanese businessmen at the table have a bamboo “plate” of refreshing, chilled soba noodles, and somehow they are able to do the required slurping to indicate the excellent flavor. Slurping noisily is only one tradition of the …

Prepare and Prosper: Pork Belly Pork Belly is popping up in restaurants everywhere. This cut of pork is part of the loin, contains the pork belly, spareribs, smoked for bacon and cured for pancetta. Chefs have been taking this cut …