Twin Pack Hime Dried Buckwheat Soba Noodles, 25.40 Ounce (Pack of 2)

I love these noodles! The taste and quality is very good. I like the fact that they are gluten free. They are quick and easy to cook and are so versatile. I can enjoy them in my diet without the guilt of eating regular pasta. YUM! I feel they are a great value for the money. We use them regularly. Try them! You'll like them!

Soba arrived timely and not a single noodle was broken. It was well packaged. For ppl who shop online for gluten free buckwheat soba be sure to read all labels well; I lived in Japan for years and my recollection was all contain some wheat. I've read reviews on this site of frustrated shoppers who learn their soba is NOT without wheat.

Maybe buckwheat is an acquired taste - well, I've acquired it. These versatile noodle show up on my table in a range of different ways. They're perfect in noodle soups, in place of ramen or udon. Served cold with soy, sesame oil, and scallion, they're a flavorful side dish. When they star in a dish of sesame noodles served warm (I like mine spicy), they add a deep note that other noodles can't equal. The fact that their protein is more complete than that of wheat or rice doesn't hurt either. Years ago, a Japanese grocer I favored had a wide range of soba noodles available. They're pretty much always a mix of wheat flour and buckwheat, and they pretty much always gave percentages. More buckwheat give more flavor, but also more tendency to crumble. I found that 60-70% buckwheat gave the balance I preferred of flavor and mechanical strength. But that was back when they printed the percentages on the packages. Alas for the days of my youth. BTW, I make no claims about authenticity of my cooking outside the WASP/Euro cuisines, and even not them a lot. I use the world's flavors as my imagination and palate direct me. It's not "cultural appropriation." I'm just coloring with every crayon in the box, and in every box I can lay hands on - sometimes to the surprise of of people whose crayons I took home to play with. -- wiredweird

solid soba noodles but the first time only one packet came, however I got a replacement with the right amount with minimal hassle and time lost. The soba is also a decent value for the price.

I have sampled every soba offered on Amazon. This was the last and for flavor and eating pleasure, it is by far the best. Much thinner that the others, cooks cleaner(nothing left in the pan but water), does not stick together, and it is a product of Japan. King Soba and Organic Planet are manufactured in China, and Habubahu is from Australia. The latter two list wheat as the main ingredient, buckwheat second. In my opinion that makes them more spaghetti than soba. Both are equal in flavor and texture. I add a tablespoon of olive oil and 1/4 tsp of smoked peprika. Tasting the first bundle of Hime, I thought ‘Wow’! For flavor nothing else was close. Thinking the oil and paprika may have created the flavor, I cooked another bundle. Same great flavor. After more label reading I discovered why. Hime has 1490 mg of salt, Organic Planet 160mg, King Soba has 5mg, and Habubaku has “0”. If salt is not your friend, Hime is probably not for you. If salt were not my friend, Habubaku would be my choice, Even though it’s more spaghetti than soba, it cooks in six minutes and tastes fine.

Of all the Japanese foods, cold soba in dipping sauce is my most favorite. This is my top choice of all the buckwheat soba noodles. It contains both buckwheat and wheat flours like almost all of the soba noodles, but my only regret is I wish they increase the buckwheat proportion highers. Higher buckwheat means more flavor, more fiber, and more comfortable stomach. But more buckwheat also means less chewy. But you can make it a bit chewy, by cooking it real al dente (by reducing the boiling time by 30 sec ~ 1 min), then cool it in ice water immediately. It will be chewy like it should be. Another secret is using highest quality Wasabi you can find, the real hot stuff, in the sauce with good quality nori.

These are some of the best buckwheat noodles I have tasted.They have great flavor and cook up nicely. They're a great dry food product

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