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Soba Kome Jiru

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Soba Kome Jiru
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A Tokushima local dish in which soba kome (buckwheat boiled in salted water and hulled) is simmered in broth with vegetables and meat.

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About this dish

Main ingredients
soba kome (hulled buckwheat)
History and origin
It is said that the Heike, defeated in the Genpei War, came to the Iya region, where rice is hard to grow, and grew buckwheat, which has a short growing period, so that buckwheat cultivation took root. Soba kome zosui (Soba Kome Jiru) is said to be a local dish born from that buckwheat culture.
When it is eaten
It is said that the Heike people who came to Iya made and ate it at New Year, and that it was sometimes made into a feast by adding mountain birds.
How it is eaten
Chicken, konnyaku, carrot, dried shiitake mushrooms, and other ingredients are simmered in broth and seasoned with soy sauce and other seasonings, then the pre-boiled soba kome is added to finish.

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