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Tender and supple with the perfect chewy texture, these from-scratch buckwheat soba noodles are easy to perfect. Sonoku Sakai is a Japanese American cooking teacher, recipe developer, and food writer.

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1. In a large soup pot, combine the soy sauce and dashi powder with 6 cups of water and bring to a simmer. 2. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the soba until al dente. Drain well. 3.

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