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やぶそば Japanese meaning | Kotomora

やぶそば

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Meanings

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noun

yabu soba; green buckwheat noodles

usually written using kana alonefood / cooking

A type of soba with a greenish color, made from buckwheat flour that includes the green chaff of the buckwheat berry. A specialty noodle dish.

この店みせのやぶそばは香かおりが良よくて、色いろもきれいだ。
The yabu soba at this shop has a nice aroma and a beautiful color.
やぶそばは普ふ通つうのそばより緑みどりがかっている。
Yabu soba is more greenish than regular soba.

Written forms

やぶそばUsage56%
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
藪やぶ蕎麦そばUsage44%
Kanji form is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
藪やぶそば
Mixed kanji-kana form; uncommon.
薮やぶ蕎麦そば
Variant kanji form; included for search coverage.

Kanji

藪thicket, bush, underbrush

蕎buckwheat

麦barley, wheat

薮thicket, bush, underbrush

Similar words

そば
Generic buckwheat noodles; yabu soba is a specific variety with a green tint from the inclusion of buckwheat chaff.
更さら科しなそば
A white, refined soba made from the center of the buckwheat kernel, contrasting with the rustic, green yabu soba.

Etymology

The name likely comes from 'yabu' (藪, thicket) suggesting a rustic, countryside style, though the exact origin is uncertain. The green color comes from milling the buckwheat with its chaff.