buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
soba made with only buckwheat flour
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)
soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
freckles; buckwheat chaff
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
instant yakisoba in a cup
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
soba with broth poured over it
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)
warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.