Buckwheat (Fagopyrum Esculentum) ソバ（蕎麦）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

The buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is native to southwestern China and grown in Hokkaido and other prefectures in Japan but it's unusual for it to grow on the sidewalk like this. The plant produces white and pink flowers twice a year in Japan, i.e., summer buckwheat, which flower from late June to early July, and autumn buckwheat, which flower from early September to mid-October. Those in these photos should be summer buckwheat.

Many tourists come to Japan to eat tempura, sushi, ramen, wagyu, etc., but when you want to give your stomach a break, I would recommend a soba noodle. When your stomach doesn't need a break, you can of course enjoy having a soba noodle with tempura on it (i.e., tempura soba) or a soba noodle together with oyako don (chicken and egg rice bowl) or katsu don (Japanese pork cutlet and egg rice bowl), both of which you should generally be able to have at most soba noodle restaurants. 

2026/6/28

2026/6/28

2026/6/28

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そば（蕎麦）です。中国南西部原産ですが、こんな風に道端で育つのは珍しいようです。（どこから来たのかな。）そばは年二回花を付けるので、これは夏そばのようです。

そばと言えば日本では麵で食べることが多いですが、そばのガレットもおいしいですよ。

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