Soba
Soba most often means Japanese buckwheat noodles, served chilled or hot, but the word also appears in names for unrelated wheat noodles.
Food culture
Ramen
Ramen is a Japanese wheat-noodle dish of Chinese origin, organized around alkaline noodles, seasoned soup or sauce, aromatic oil, and varied toppings.
Japanese Noodles
Japanese noodles comprise distinct wheat, buckwheat, and Chinese-style traditions, including udon, soba, sōmen, and ramen, each with its own ingredients and history.
Bento
Bento are portable or compartmentalised meals whose contents, containers, makers, and settings range from home lunches and travel food to theatre and restaurant service.
Dashi
Dashi is a family of Japanese stocks that extracts savoury compounds from kombu, dried fish, mushrooms, or other ingredients for soups and seasoning.
Rice in Japanese Culture
Rice in Japanese culture is a staple food, agricultural system, ritual offering, historical measure of wealth, and ingredient for foods, drinks, and seasonings.
Washoku
Washoku is Japan’s diverse food culture: knowledge, skills, social practices, seasonal customs, ingredients, meals, and ways of sharing food rather than one fixed menu.