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#847: Itomen Sansai Soba (Edible Wild Plant Buckwheat Cup)

Here’s one I got at Uwajimaya in Beaverton, OR on the way home from our big California trip this summer. I’m sure there’s a better translation for it’s name, but this is what I came up with. Shall we?

Import sticker info.

Side panels – click to enlarge.

The noodle block. Note its slightly darker color – buckwheat.

A big seasoning packet.

The large amount of powder.

Hey – wild plants!

Looks like some interesting stuff here.

A smaller red packet…

Red pepper flakes!

Finished. The noodles are a little on the crumbly and weak of character side – kind of a surprise. The broth is salty, kind of sweet and also has a fish component. The edible wild plant is pretty good stuff – lots of it – as well as a couple little tempura bits thrown in. The short bean looking things are quite good. The more I ate it, the more I liked it. 3.25 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 4901104302518 .

Itomen TV commercial at about a minute forty

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#483: Itomen Yellow Buckwheat Ramen Bowl

This one was a puzzzle – the only things in english on the packaging wwas a website called itomen.co.jp. I sent out a call for help in identifying this one and got help from a reader named Eric Z. from Parkland, FL! He scanned the barcode on the image and found it on Google! Not too shabby! Thanks again! Now let’s open this one up and see what’s inside.

On the left is a packet of dry seasoning and veggies, on the right, a bunch of little bits of who knows what. Upon opening the packet on the right, I figured out it was bits of tempura.

Awaiting the boiling water. I set the tempura pearls aside as they’d get real soggy while the noodles cooked.

Added two fried eggs and sprinkled all the tempura on at the end. The broth is very tasty – the tempura was crunchy for a short time and then made the broth stewlike. The noodles were excellent and delicious. The eggs tied everything together. I loved this one – super good! 4.5 out of 5.0 stars!

Not sure if it relates, but here’s how Okinawa soba noodles are made.

I think I need one of these…

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Filed under * Price $2.01 - $3.00, * Stars 4.1-5.0, Itomen, Japan, Other