Category Archives: Soba
(Not) Making Soba Noodles
The plan was to make soba noodles. Mr. Tess was at the Korean grocery picking up some sesame oil to make pan-fried sesame flavored chicken (this time with asparagus and zucchini) when he called to ask if I needed anything else for dinner. “No,” I said, “I’m making soba noodles!” I’ve made a LOT of pasta, but this dough did not behave. Bits of dough kept breaking off and drying in chunks all over the counter and flour. The sheets were too fragile to cut; all that kneading did not bring any elasticity to the dough at all.
(Not) Making Soba Noodles
The plan was to make soba noodles. Mr. Tess was at the Korean grocery picking up some sesame oil to make pan-fried sesame flavored chicken (this time with asparagus and zucchini) when he called to ask if I needed anything else for dinner. “No,” I said, “I’m making soba noodles!” I’ve made a LOT of pasta, but this dough did not behave. Bits of dough kept breaking off and drying in chunks all over the counter and flour. The sheets were too fragile to cut; all that kneading did not bring any elasticity to the dough at all.
Toshikoshi Soba Noodles, Duck!
Yoi otoshiwo! (Have a nice year-passing!) only a little late for New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Eve in Japan, people traditionally eat toshikoshi soba noodles. “Toshikoshi” means end of the old year crossing to the new year. Eating noodles on New Year’s will bring longevity, a life as long as noodles.
Toshikoshi Soba Noodles, Duck!
Yoi otoshiwo! (Have a nice year-passing!) only a little late for New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Eve in Japan, people traditionally eat toshikoshi soba noodles. “Toshikoshi” means end of the old year crossing to the new year. Eating noodles on New Year’s will bring longevity, a life as long as noodles.
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