Experience the authentic flavors of Japan with my Japanese Soba recipe! These buckwheat noodles, served chilled with a flavorful mentsuyu dipping sauce, are perfect for beating the summer heat!

Swapping majority wheat flour for buckwheat makes these noodles much higher in fibre and protein than other types of Japanese noodles. Most soba noodles are made with around 70-80% buckwheat flour ...

Paolo Bicchieri is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest region writing about restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups. In July 2025 the first ...

“When people come to Japan, I would like them to explore not only Kyoto and Hiroshima but also the Tohoku region.” Three tourists from abroad on Feb. 8 were downing small bowls of soba noodles ...

Across the globe, denizens are gearing up to celebrate the arrival of 2025. In some parts of the world, a new year also means drawing on old practices to symbolically usher in wealth and good luck.