Soba

Soba ( or , "buckwheat") are Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour, with varying amounts of wheat flour mixed in. It has an ashen brown color, and a slightly grainy texture. The noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or hot in a noodle soup. They are used in a wide variety of dishes.

Ryukyuan food

noodle dish eaten in Japan on New Year's Eve

thumb|right|A bowl of Tanuki-soba

dish native to Nagasaki, consisting of a base of noodles, and a topping of fried cabbage, bean sprouts and other vegetables, as well as squid, prawns, pork, kamaboko etc.

Japanese soba noodles style originating from Iwate, Japan