Inside A Soba Noodle Shop Serving Japanese Royalty

Honke Owariya started out as a small confectionery shop but famous for soba noodles and has also served the Japanese royal family for centuries. Travel in Japan to enjoy soba noodles in Honke Owariya, a noodle shop with a history of more than 550 years. With a history of more than 550 years, it is famous as the best and oldest soba noodle shop in Kyoto. The shop is located in an old wooden building, south of the royal castle. This is a restaurant serving the royal family, generals as well as priests in the temples in the ancient capital over the centuries

. In addition to noodles, the restaurant is also known for its wide variety of candies. Hoke Owariya opened in 1465 with the original purpose of being a confectionery shop, but soba noodles are the dish that made the restaurant's reputation later. According to Deep Kyoto, the shop made noodles 300 - 400 years ago Diners who like sweets are not disappointed because the shop still sells sweets at the front counter.



Photo: Bonson Lam.Rong chopped sea vegetables, radishes, onions, eggs, shrimp tempura, shiitake mushrooms ... are indispensable things when eating noodles. Depending on the season, the restaurant can also add bamboo shoot tempura. Broth is the "soul" of the bowl of soba noodles at Honke Owariya According to the owner of the 15th generation, Inaoka: "The ideal time to eat soba noodles is in the fall, right after the buckwheat harvest".



In 2014, Inaoka Ariko was Inaoka's daughter and became the 16th owner. Photo: Wally Gobetz Soba is made from buckwheat flour and flour. This dish can be eaten hot or cold depending on the season. Japan Travel once wrote, the restaurant uses Kyoto's "coolest" spring water to make delicious broth. The shop uses buckwheat flour from Hokkaido, uses rishiri kelp to add flavor to the dashi broth and absolutely does not add anything else. Entering the shop, visitors will see a small garden and then to the zashiki (tatami floor) and tokonoma (seat in the corner of the room where pictures and flower pots) are hung). Guests who come to eat in a traditional Japanese restaurant will have to sit on tatami mats and tatami mats. The shop has opened two more places with more modern decoration, so elderly customers who often have knee pain can choose where there are tables and chairs.



The main shop is open from 11am to 7pm daily, closed on 1 and 2/1. Photo: Chee Sheng Ng. According to Huong Chi / Vnexpress ***.

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