4英語で説明したい日本2そば

(Soba)

Soba

(Soba is a noodle dish made from buckwheat flour.)

Soba is a noodle dish made from buckwheat flour.

(In a broad sense, there are some noodles that do not use buckwheat flour,)

In a broad sense, there are some noodles that do not use buckwheat flour,

(such as Chinese soba and Okinawa soba, but I will explain the ones that use buckwheat flour.)

such as Chinese soba and Okinawa soba, but I will explain the ones that use buckwheat flour.

(Soba noodles are sometimes made with only buckwheat flour,)

Soba noodles are sometimes made with only buckwheat flour,

(but wheat flour is often used as a binding agent because it tends to break apart when thinned.)

but wheat flour is often used as a binding agent because it tends to break apart when thinned.

(Also, in Hokkaido, for example, sesame seeds are sometimes eaten in buckwheat flour.)

Also, in Hokkaido, for example, sesame seeds are sometimes eaten in buckwheat flour.

(It also adds seaweed and matcha green tea.)

It also adds seaweed and matcha green tea.

(We sometimes eat soba in hot soup, and sometimes we eat it cold and dipping it in dipping sauce.)

We sometimes eat soba in hot soup, and sometimes we eat it cold and dipping it in dipping sauce.

(The hot soba is topped with ingredients such as tempura, deep-fried tofu,)

The hot soba is topped with ingredients such as tempura, deep-fried tofu,

(candied herring, eggs, and wild vegetables.)

candied herring, eggs, and wild vegetables.

(The cold soba is topped with nori seaweed,)

The cold soba is topped with nori seaweed,

(and the condiments of the soup are garnished with green onions, wasabi, and raw quail eggs.)

and the condiments of the soup are garnished with green onions, wasabi, and raw quail eggs.

(Soba is a quintessential Japanese dish and I recommend trying it both hot and cold.)

Soba is a quintessential Japanese dish and I recommend trying it both hot and cold.