Is “eating soba with salt” something that makes you a connoisseur？ – Tweet from a long-established soba restaurant gets 43，000 likes．

Soba lovers, what do you think makes it “connoisseurs” to eat soba?
Some people say that “the connoisseurs eat soba with salt,” but Kanda Nishikicho Sarashina, a long-established soba restaurant that has been serving soba ever since it opened in Kanda, Tokyo at the beginning of the Meiji era, tweeted that “salt doesn’t appear in Edo soba.” According to Sarashina of Kanda Nishikicho, in the Edo period soba was eaten with “grated radish soup,” “miso-flavored boiled soup,” or “hishio (seaweed).” So you never ate it with salt. I learned a lot!
This post has received comments such as, “I learned a lot! You have deep knowledge of documents from the Edo period,” “After all, it’s best to eat it with soba soup!” and “I was surprised that soba soup didn’t even exist in the Edo period,” as well as a variety of other opinions… “It may not be the way of connoisseurs, but I personally like it.”
“I don’t think eating it with salt is the tastiest way either, but I think it’s an interesting way to exercise your tongue and make it taste the best.”
“If it’s not in the literature, then it’s probably not traditional, but there are white and black soba noodles and countless types of salt, so it might be delicious depending on the combination.”
“It’s a new way of eating, so the culture may remain. This suggests that the salt must be delicious, and that this is a pursuit of a truly Japanese style of food. I don’t know if it’ll become mainstream, but it’s an interesting option.”
“Well, who cares if people follow it or not. It’s fine to eat it in the way that you think is most delicious. Before you talk about being an expert or the proper etiquette, isn’t it the best way to show gratitude to the person who made it for you to enjoy it?

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2024/10/24 10:00 Mynavi News.

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