Henro Soba / Pilgrims’ Buckwheat noodles

Introduction

Enjoy an over 1200 year old traditional taste  at home. Our Henro Soba set includes dried buckwheat noodles and dried overnight moray eels from south Tokushima. Its savory flavor is exquisite. Our red and white packaging is suitable for sending as a gift.

"What is Henro Soba?"

The history of Iya Soba started about 1200 years ago in the mountains of western Tokushima. Soba can be grown in the poor soil conditions of the mountain side. It was the people of Iya village in the western mountains of Tokushima who discovered a suitable way to cook and eat noodles at the temples in and around their area. They offered  this style of noodles to the pilgrims visiting the temples to help them recover from their fatigue. This was the origin of what we now call Henro Soba. Since that time its popularity has spread throughout Shikoku.

"The origin of moray eels Dashi soup stock"

Tokushima looks towards the Pacific ocean and Kii channel.

There are 497 rivers in Tokushima. Therefore there are never water shortages  and Tokushima has flourished as an aqua polis. Tokushima has plentiful water, also fertile land, so fishing and agriculture in Tokushima have prospered. They say these riches are the reasons why the Soba noodle culture didn’t expand to the lowlands, in spite of the popularity of the Soba noodle culture in the Iya area.

By the time the peddlers selling seafood reached the mountain side all the best fish were sold out. Only poorer quality fish, like moray eels, were left which were used to make the distinctive broth served with Henro soba noodles.

Products

Name:

Awa Henro Soba

Ingredients:

dried noodles (buckwheat,flour, salt) / soup (high fructose corn syrup, soy sauce, sugar, fermented seasoning, dried bonito, dried mackerel, Kombu seaweed extract, fish sauce, Shiitake mushroom extract, caramel coloring)/ dried moray eels

Contents:

about 350g  [ [dried noodles 250g (50g×5pcs) / soup 90g (30g×3pcs) / dried moray eels (1pc) ]

best before:

9 months from production date

storage instructions:

Keep out of direct sunlight

Allergen information:

buckwheat/wheat/soybeans/mackerel fish sauce (seafood)

Distributer:

T.O FUTURE PLAN Co.,Ltd.

Showacho 6-60, Tokushima city

088-624-2909

Make your own Soba set as original memorable goods!

By using the free message space on the package, you can make your own original set as a gift, a souvenir, for an anniversary, and also, if you’d like, to sell. 

message frame size  length 30mm× width 90mm

Bring your own design data or we can create the design for you. Please don’t hesitate to ask for details.

[experience making Soba noodles]

Learn how to make Soba noodles from a master using professional tools and techniques. You can have this experience anywhere in Japan, we will come to you, if you would like us to. Please don’t hesitate to ask for details.

Tonosama / Load curry

Introduction

Curry is considered a national dish in Japan. This vegetable curry is made of lots of ingredients from Tokushima. It has received NPO Japan Halal Association certification, it is suitable for Muslims with our original recipe. It has a spicy and authentic flavor.

It comes in retort pouch.

It is certified by NPO Japan Halal

Association which proves it is suitable for Muslims

Products

Curry will be coming soon 

name:

Tonosama Curry

Ingredients:

onions,carrots,potatoes,curry mix, curry powder, soy sauce, rapeseed oil, garam masala (contains some wheat and soy beans)

Net weight:

200g

best before 1 year from production date

storage instructions:

Keep out of direct sunlight

Allergen information:

wheat contained in soy sauce, soy beans

Manufacturer:

Sawa Inc.

Higashi Okinosu 1-1-5, Tokushima city

Distributer:

T.O FUTURE PLAN Co.,Ltd.

Showacho 6-60, Tokushima city

088-624-2909

open weekdays (closed on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays)

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