Description
Despite the name it contains no buckwheat: it is a thick wheat noodle, served in pork-and-bonito broth topped with braised pork ribs (soki).
沖縄そば
おきなわそば
Okinawa soba
Okinawa soba
- All year round
Did you know?
October 17 is 'Okinawa Soba Day', marking when it was officially allowed to be called soba.
Famous produce
- Okinawa
In the kitchen
- sōki soba
- sanmainiku soba
- soba chanpurū
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
132 kcal
- Protein 16%
- Fat 5%
- Carbohydrate 79%
| Energy | 132 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 65.5 g |
| Protein | 5.2 g |
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 28 g |
| Dietary fibre | 1.5 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.4 g |
| Sodium | 170 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 80 mg |
| Calcium | 9 mg |
| Magnesium | 28 mg |
| Iron | 0.4 mg |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg |
| Iodine | — µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 6 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 01053 · Tr = trace · — = no data
