Soba

Many of you have asked "what do you eat" over there? One of our favorite dishes is soba. Soba, in Okinawa, is an egg noodle. (I guess in the mainland it's made of buckwheat).


When we first arrived on the island, we were introduced to soba in the soup form. Noodles, pork broth, pork (the kind of cut can vary) and green onion. You can add pickled ginger (the red) or other hot sauces. I just add a little ginger. You eat the noodles with your chopsticks (it's acceptable to slurp!) and lift the bowl to drink the broth. It's delicious! My mother-in-law introduced me to a different kind of soba - yakisoba. This is a little bit more like a stir fry. It has the soba noodle, a tiny bit of sauce (I think that's the "yaki" part), and vegetables - carrot, cabbage, sprouts, green onion, onion and pork and/or tofu pieces. We finally were able to try the yakisoba this weekend -- it was great too!