We organized an afternoon of soba making in Nakayama, which was a perfect activity for the crummy weather. We were in two groups, and being JETs a little competitive. The jury's still out on who made the best soba...

The ingredients are simple, but the process is not! After mixing 2 types of flour and exactly 195ml of water, a very specific method must be followed! If you take too long to make the noodles, they will not taste their best! The dough has to be rolled out into a large, even square. The square is then folded and cut into long, thin noodles.

After we made the soba, we got to taste the fruits of our labour! Yummy! And I must say that, finally after 3 years here I quite like soba. Though I don't think I'll be making it from scratch anytime soon - I'll just buy it next time :)

Saturday was also Vania's birthday - she was sooo excited to spend it making soba! Happy Birthday Vania! Oh, and Dave and Scott were also celebrating their birthdays! Happy Birthday Scott! Happy Birthday Dave! There was a pretty big and crazy party at Ogodogo afterwards! Too bad I forgot my camera...though I'm sure some people will be relieved that I didn't have any photos to post.... :p A fun weekend!

emma found her way @ 9:03 p.m.