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Making Soba with Takashi

The Art of Sheer Hard Work

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John and Sally McKenna
Dec 01, 2025
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Cork restaurateur Takashi Miyazaki gave a masterclass in making Soba at this year’s Dingle Food Festival, and we were lucky enough to be in the audience.

Making Soba Noodles is not so much an act of cooking, more a piece of performance art. Watching Takashi make soba was like witnessing a performance given by a Taiko drummer: relentless; demanding; ritu…

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