{"id":72106,"date":"2015-12-21T10:28:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T01:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=food&#038;p=69068"},"modified":"2019-08-13T15:19:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T06:19:25","slug":"kikosoba-gen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/kikosoba-gen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kikosoba Gen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great <em>soba <\/em>requires three things: 1) freshly ground buckwheat flour turned into 2) freshly cut noodles that are 3) served right after they\u2019re cooked. Gen\u2019s Nagahama shop uses 100% pure buckwheat ground on site, and noodles aren\u2019t cooked until you order. By streamlining, Gen can offer excellent <em>soba <\/em>at surprisingly reasonable prices. The <em>zarusoba<\/em> (cold <em>soba <\/em>with dipping sauce, \u00a5290) affords a chance to enjoy <em>soba <\/em>in its simplest form, but in winter, many opt for the chicken <em>nanban soba<\/em> &#8211; cold <em>soba <\/em>with a side of chicken and Welsh onion hot broth (\u00a5490). There is also a range of <em>kake-soba <\/em>dishes (<em>soba <\/em>in hot broth), each served with \u201cwhite\u201d broth or, for an additional \u00a550, \u201cblack\u201d, Kanto-style broth. We particularly recommend the <em>nishin soba<\/em>, (<strong>soba<\/strong> with herring). Stop by after 17:00 to enjoy some of Gen\u2019s original evening-only menu items, including <em>agedashi sobagaki<\/em>, fried <em>soba <\/em>and yam dumplings in broth, and their very unique and tasty <em>soba <\/em>pizza.<\/p>\n<div class='photo-galleria' >\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-72106 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .photo-galleria -->\n<p>Menu: Cold <em>soba <\/em>\u00a5290, cold <em>soba <\/em>\/w shrimp <em>tempura <\/em>\u00a5490, chicken <em>namban soba <\/em>\u00a5490, <em>soba <\/em>w\/ herring \u00a5590, *<em>soba <\/em>pizza \u00a5550, *<em>satsuma-age<\/em> (squid) \u00a5390, *cc \u00a5390, *<em>mentai <\/em>sticks \u00a5290, draft beer \u00a5480, <em>sake <\/em>(180ml) \u00a5480<br \/>\n(*: Only available after 17:00)<br \/>\nCredit cards: Not accepted<br \/>\nNo smoking<\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn-205-web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fn205<\/a>, Jan. 2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great <em>soba <\/em>requires three things: 1) freshly ground buckwheat flour turned into 2) freshly cut noodles that are 3) served right after they\u2019re cooked. 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