| Sunday, December 25, 2005 |
| Soba - oh - Soba .. |
 Soba - NST, 21 December 2005, pg.34 (Reuters Picture) - Heard that the Japanese are reviving the passion for Soba, a kind of buckwheat noodle thant can be consumed cold but dipped into a soy-flanoured soup, garnished with chopped scallions and a bit of wasabi horseradish (1, 2, 3). Slurping is essential.
Health concious people should also consider soba, which contains protein, essential amino acids and, best of all, few calories. Ther's absolutely no fat in soba. Buckwheat also contains rutin, a compound believed to help reduce blood pressure and strengthen blood vessels and may have anti-cancer and anti-ageing properties. Soba apparently came to Japan from China by way of Korea.
At home, one can easily make the soup or dip base oneslef, also called the dashi, by using seaweed (see also kelp) and bonito flakes (katsuobushi). I make them myself because I omit the mirin (rice wine), so that it becomes 'halal' dashi. Wanna make dashi?
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posted by Rozhan @ 12/25/2005 12:40:00 AM   |
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