| 释义 |
‖ soba|ˈsoba|
[Jap.]
A type of noodle that is made from buckwheat and is a popular Japanese food. Also attrib.
1896Far East 20 Dec. 33/1 A strange custom of eating Soba (a kind of vermicelli made of buckwheat) on the last day of December prevails among a large class of people. 1928K. Yamato Shoji vi. 90 We were presented with bowls of vermicelli, or soba. 1936K. Tezuka Jap. Food 25 Sometimes udon..or soba (buckwheat noodles) are used in place of boiled rice. 1965W. Swaan Jap. Lantern i. 6 Bowls of steaming soba, a type of Chinese noodle dearly beloved by the Japanese. 1971Ashmolean Mus. Rep. of Visitors 1970 54 Soba cup, blue and white decoration of bamboos, probably Arita ware.
Hence sobaya |soˈbaja|, in Japan, a shop or restaurant which serves soba.
1958Japan (Unesco) (1964) 727/1 The term sobaya is used in eastern Japan for vendors and shops that sell udon and soba. 1960B. Leach Potter in Japan vi. 132 We made our way to a Sobaya (buckwheat macaroni restaurant) and ate ‘Zaru Soba’. |