Title Shinshu Soba

  • Nagano
Topic(s):
Cuisine/Food Culture
Medium/Media of Use:
Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2020
Associated Tourism Board:
Chubusangaku National Park
Associated Address:
Matsumoto-shi , Nagano

信州そば


長野県はその良質なそば粉で作った麺、すなわちソバで有名なところで、その涼しく乾燥した山間部の気候は、この穀物の栽培に非常に適しています。長野そばはこの地方のかつての国名にちなんで信州そばと呼ばれています。


この地域のレストランは皆、それぞれ独自の信州そばのメニューを、熱々のお出汁と共に深鉢に入れて、または冷たい状態でつけつゆを別に添えて提供しています。この料理には、春は山菜、秋はきのこ、冬は漬物など、しばしば季節の食材で作られた副菜が添えられます。夏の間は、数えきれない枚数の冷たいそばが、大抵つけつゆに混ぜるワサビやネギと共に提供されます。


現在の松本市周辺の地域には、トウジそばと呼ばれ、通常秋や冬の寒い季節にふるまわれる、この地域独特のスタイルのそばがあります。食事客は小さな竹製のかごを使い、湯通ししたそばを、たっぷりの旬の野菜やきのこ、ジビエなどがうまみのある出汁でグツグツと煮込まれているひとつの鍋に浸します。その後、そばとその他の具材をすくって各自の椀に入れ、食べます。この地域のレストランはそれぞれ独自のトウジそばのレシピを持っており、出汁や具材に違いがあります。


Shinshu Soba


Nagano Prefecture is well-known for its high-quality buckwheat noodles, or soba, and the cool, dry mountain climate is excellent for growing the grain. Nagano soba is called Shinshu soba after the old provincial name for the area.


Restaurants throughout the region serve their own varieties of Shinshu soba, either in bowls of steaming hot broth, or cold with dipping sauce on the side. The dish is often accompanied by side dishes made with seasonal ingredients, including edible wild vegetables in the spring, mushrooms in fall, and pickled vegetables in winter. During the summer months, countless plates of chilled soba are served, often accompanied by wasabi and spring onions to be mixed into the dipping broth.


The region around what is now the city of Matsumoto has its own special style of soba called toji soba, usually served in the cold months of fall and winter. Diners use a small bamboo basket to dip parboiled soba noodles into a shared hot pot filled with seasonal vegetables, mushrooms, and wild game simmering in a savory broth. The noodles and other ingredients are then ladled into individual bowls for eating. Each restaurant in the region has its own recipe for making toji soba, with variations in the broth and added ingredients.


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