Okinawa Soba

Japan · East Asia

Short description: This noodle soup uses thick wheat noodles in a pork-based broth, often topped with tender pork and pickled ginger.
Ingredients: Thick wheat noodles in pork broth with pork belly or rib, scallions, pickled ginger, and fish cake.
Cultural note: Although its name suggests one familiar noodle family, its wheat noodles and pork broth place it in a different everyday bowl tradition.
Common misconception: The noodles are usually wheat-based, not buckwheat, even though the name can suggest otherwise.

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