New Year Soba Noodles, Soba Facts and a Recipe.

Looking for a healthy and delicious recipe for your New Year's Eve feast? Ring in the New Year with soba noodles! Soba noodles are healthy, easy to make in advance and even quite traditional. Did you know that soba noodles (buckwheat noodles) are the cornerstone ingredient in a traditional Japanese New Year's Eve dish? The dish is called Toshikoshi Soba, which roughly means "year-end soba" or "year-passing soba". But watch out, it is considered bad luck if you do not finish your soba noodles by midnight. So quickly slurp up those 11:59pm noodles and countdown to a healthy, happy new year! Here are some Soba Facts and my recipe for Wasabi Citrus Soba Noodles with Beech Mushrooms. Happy New Year indeed!...

Soba 101. Frankly, I am still a soba noodle newbie. I've prepared soba a handful of times, but I have been pleased with my cravable results. I have yet to refine a peanut sauce-slathered soba dish, which is my favorite at Japanese restaurants. Any secrets out there? I'd love a few tips. But I must say, I love my recipe below that I can share with you all. It is light, tangy, spicy and citrus-infused.

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