Tensoba

Tensoba, or tempura soba, is a Japanese dish of soba noodles and tempura.

Overview

There are two varieties of tensoba: one is served with a hot broth of and soy sauce; the other is served with cooled soba and dipped in , either chilled or hot and usually strongly flavored. The dipping variety is also called or, depending on the soba shop or stand.
Like, tensoba uses many kinds of vegetable or seafood tempura, or .

History

Tensoba originated during the mid-Edo period. It was first eaten as a hot broth soba with, using the adductor muscles of surf clams. At that time, shrimp tempura-soba was more expensive than other ingredients. So, shrimp tempura-soba is also called or.

Regional variety

There are some regional varieties for tensoba toppings. In Kanto and Kyushu, the soba shops often use or for tempura. These two fish cakes are sometimes batter-fried.