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Vol.4 "Enjoy the authentic flavor of soba at Hakone Akatsukian"

Ginza Mitsukoshi 11F Hakone Akatsukian

Soba is a hot Japanese dish that is attracting worldwide attention. The ingredients of soba include buckwheat flour, water, and in some cases, thickeners. The taste, appearance, and the soothing sensation of the noodles going down your throat is greatly influenced by whether the store uses thickeners, where the buckwheat flour is produced, and the type of water.

A day at Hakone Akatsukian starts by the soba artisan making soba. The ingredients of the Hakone Akatsukian's are Japanese buckwheat flour that is milled at the store and flour that is used as a thickener. The soba called "nihachi soba" (literally means "two-eight soba") is made by using the buckwheat flour and flour in a 2:8 ratio. Let me now show you the intricate and yet powerful process of making soba. The first step is mixing buckwheat flour and flour with water. The delicate work must be skillfully done sensing the humidity and temperature of the day.

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