Welcome to Common Grains online!  

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Welcome to Common Grains online!

How We Make Our Soba…  

Our Soba Noodles are made from stone milled organically grown Kitawase buckwheat flour from Hokkaido and Washington. We make our noodles fresh daily, entirely by hand, Teuchi soba.  Our soba is typical Edo (old name for Tokyo) style Nihachi Soba, which is a blend of 80% buckwheat flour and 20% wheat flour. We are also make Juwari soba, which is made with pure buckwheat flour and water, and uses no binder. The uneven shape of the noodles is the result of hand cut labor. We hope you enjoy the nutty fragrance and texture of our fresh artisanal soba noodles.

How We Make Our Soba…

What is Common Grains?

The Common Grains project showcases the everyday importance of grains in Japanese daily life and aims to educate consumers on the importance of grains within a healthy lifestyle. The first phase of Common Grains project was completed in March 2012. Sonoko Sakai, Program Curator of Common Grains, will continue to offer Japanese cooking workshops, pop ups and cultural events in the US throughout the year. For more information, visit her website .

COMMON GRAINS PRESS

KCRW | Good Food – How to Make Soba

Evan Kleiman talks to Sonoko Sakai about making Japanese soba by hand.

2012 Event Photos

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Photos on flickr