New Year’s Eve “toshikoshi soba” noodles and recommended Tokyo soba shops to enjoy them
If you happen to be in Japan on December 31st and January 1st, you have an opportunity to participate in one of several Japanese New…
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Japanese entertainment unit YUSASOBA combines soba making and DJ performance
YUSASOBA YUSASOBA has been performing throughout Japan since 2014, hoping to bring more of Japan’s soba culture to the world with the music they play….
Nissin releases 1 meter-long instant soba noodles to pray for long life
While many associate Nissin with their Cup Noodle ramen brand, their bowl-shaped Donbei lineup provides an udon and soba alternative for noodle lovers. Particularly at…
Japan fuses instant noodles and rice balls for the ultimate speedy snack
Onigiri (rice balls) are perhaps the lifeblood of Japanese snacks to eat on the go. While their most common form is your favorite meat or…
My Neighbor Totoro as a delicious serving of soba noodles
Tororo soba is popular way to enjoy soba buckwheat noodles in Japan. The dish tops the noodles with tororo–a gooey white topping made from grated…
New packaging design lets you slurp instant ramen while watching your health
It can sometimes be hard to resist the siren call of the junkiest flavors of instant noodles, such as Pringles Sour Onion and Cream Ramen,…
Test your limits at this Tohoku Wanko Soba Challenge without leaving Tokyo
If you can’t get out of Tokyo because of the current COVID-19 situation this food festival offered up by Kirino Private Room Seiro is the…
My Neighbor Totoro turned into most charming soba noodle meal
You might remember Japanese Twitter user BOC_METAL (@BOC_METAL) for their creative use of daiko oroshi (grated daikon radish) and plating skills to turn popular Japanese…
Realistic Japanese fake food samples are actually working candles
Detailed and realistic food samples displayed outside restaurants certainly count as one of the more memorable visual delights of many a trip to Japan. You…
Noodle robot dishes out soba to hungry commuters
In robot-loving Japan, automation is changing the landscape of everyday life. Robot shop clerks greet perusing customers, and automatons take latte orders. Lonely residents, on…
Japanese noodle towels are the perfect ramen slurping splash damage protection
Japanese online retailer Felissimo already had one hilarious but incredibly niche towel design under their belt–shiba inu peeking their heads through holes in the wall–but…
The Mystery Behind “Loosening Water” In Convenience Store Noodles
You may have encountered it when you bought a package of zarusoba ざる蕎麦 (cold soba buckwheat noodles) at the convenience store. Trying to look inconspicuous…
Japan Introduces Sweet Iced Coffee Jelly Noodles To Beat The Summer Heat
A coffee shop in Chiba is combining one of Japan’s most popular summer sweets with soba for coffee gelatin soba noodles. In Japan, one popular…
Kyoto Gatten Tempura Pub Offers A Sushi, Sashimi & Tempura Lunch + Matcha Experience
In Fall 2017, a new star emerged in the Kyoto dining scene, Kyoto Gatten Tempura Pub. Combining the fine art of tempura with the trendy…
To Slurp Or Not To Slurp: Tourists’ Reactions Spark Online Debate on Noodle Manners
As Japan approaches the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the number of foreign visitors continues to increase year by year. A record 31 million foreign tourists visited…