In Japan Soba is definitely one of the most famous diet and quite popular among all the ages, regardless of gender.
Originally, Soba was local cuisine of Tokyo area or Northern part of Japan (Tohoku region) but now its popularity has spread out through the whole land of Japan.Soba (buckwheat) is high in nutrients, known for its low calorie and high level of proteins.
For comparison, Soba contains 13% while Rice contains 6% and Flour contains 8% of proteins. Soba also contain important amino acids, almost the same level as that in milk (ratio for comparison -> milk 100: soba 92). One of the reason why soba contain so much nutrients compared to rice is because in the process of making soba powder, the soba wheat (buckwheat) is used 100% keeping the nutrition intact, whereas in processing rice of flour, most of polishing work (for white rice and white flour) has taken away the nutrients in the germ.
How do Japanese eat Soba?
Here is an example of my favorite place to eat Soba - in the summer time, i love to have cold soba with the sauce, and the side dish will be tempura or sweet fried eggs (Recipes for sweet fried eggs coming soon!)
In the winter time, i recommend warm soba soup, with slices of Welsh onions for toppings.
