Okinawa soba (沖縄そば) is a type of noodle produced in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Okinawa soba is a regional collective trademark of The Okinawa Noodle Manufacturing Co-op. On Okinawa, it is sometimes simply called soba, although this Japanese term typically refers to buckwheat noodles in mainland Japan. The noodles of Okinawa soba are made from wheat flour, and do not contain any buckwheat.
Sōki soba
Miyako soba, a variant of Okinawa soba from Miyako Island
Monument to sobá in Campo Grande, Brazil, where a local variation of Okinawa soba has spread due to Okinawan immigrants
Soba are Japanese noodles made primarily from buckwheat flour, with a small amount of wheat flour mixed in.
It has an ashen brown color, and a slightly grainy texture. The noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or hot in a noodle soup. They are used in a wide variety of dishes.
Dried soba
Mori soba, served cold with dipping sauce and negi
Stele commemorating the introduction of soba and udon noodles at Jōten-ji temple. Enni, the temple's founder, is traditionally believed to have brought noodlemaking back to Japan from China.
Print depicting Sunaba, a popular soba restaurant from Osaka. By Takehara Shunchōsai, 1796-1798
