徳島県·郷土料理
Awa Tataki (Soba-gome)
An elegant aroma rises from the steaming bowl of clear soup. With a single sip, the grain-like pieces pop in your mouth, and the simple, rustic flavor of buckwheat spreads softly with every chew. It is not rice, but 'soba-gome'—buckwheat grains that have been boiled in salt, peeled, and dried. It is said to have originated from the ingenuity of using buckwheat as a staple substitute in the Iya mountains, where rice was difficult to grow. The porridge (zosui), cooked with plenty of vegetables and chicken, is rich in nutrition. Eventually, this flavor spread throughout the prefecture, becoming a representative local dish of Tokushima. A gentle taste that warms you to your core. It is a bowl of Awa's hometown flavors that you long for especially on cold days.
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