Buckwheat is a seed that when ground into a flour, has a nutty flavor and deep, rich brown color. Despite its name, buckwheat flour doesn't contain any wheat or gluten, and it does not fall under the ...

Here in Japan, the buckwheat noodles known as soba are a staple. Nowhere more so than in the mountains of the southern island of Shikoku. The soil there is poor. Buckwheat is one of the few crops that ...

The behind-the-scenes soba master will open Uzuki, at 95 Guernsey Street, near Norman Avenue, on Thursday, starting with dinner service. The menu flaunts an array of buckwheat-based dishes like duck ...

Growing up in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, highly athletic Kotani once was a junior Olympic sprinter, trained by Carl Lewis’ former coach. Things started to turn south, however, when his mother was ...

I think it’s been well established that I have a few picky teens and tweens at home, and finding new dishes they’ll eat can be challenging, to say the least. Can you drink your way to good health with ...

One of Japan’s oldest soba parlors, Sarashina Horii, is now serving chilly piles of cold buckwheat noodles in Manhattan, a boon for a city that, against all logic, seems to prefer heartier bowls of ...

Discover how soba, Japan’s buckwheat noodle, blends tradition with science by delivering unique bioactive compounds that support heart health, digestion, and modern gluten-free diets. Soba is a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. Sushi and ramen are currently the two most popular Japanese foods in the U.S. But ...

Here in Japan, the buckwheat noodles known as soba are a staple. Nowhere more so than in the mountains of the southern island of Shikoku. The soil there is poor. Buckwheat is one of the few crops that ...