Showa, Gunma, Japan｜越後へぎそば処

"Echigo Hegisoba Dokoro" is located in the Akagi Kogen Service Area on the Kanetsu Expressway. Supervised by the famous "Echigo Tokamachi Kojimaya" in Niigata Prefecture. It's nice to be able to enjoy the taste of a famous restaurant without going to Niigata. In Niigata, where soba noodles are traditionally eaten in large numbers on occasions such as weddings and funerals, the hegi is served in a large bowl, rounded into bite-sized pieces so that each person can easily eat, and served in a beautiful wave-like shape. About wooden utensils. Originally, the word "peeling" was corrupted. It seems that it came to be called "Hegi soba" because it was served in a bowl of Hegi. Kojimaya calls "Hegisoba" ①10% soba ② Funori seaweed is used as a binder ③ Pour into the hegi by hand This time I ordered "Tempura and Hegisoba" 1,350 yen. Tempura is freshly fried and crispy. Hegisoba is chewy and chewy, probably because it contains funori. The soba soup may be a little thicker. It was delicious.

I thought that the price was too high for SA soba, but when I ate the hegi soba and tempura set, it was surprisingly delicious. I looked it up and it seems like it's a pretty famous shop, so I'm satisfied. Hegi soba has a unique smooth texture, flavor, and firmness, and is a little different from the typical country soba, so your taste may differ. The dipping sauce has a strong flavor that goes well with the watery soba noodles, and the soup stock is very delicious. The tempura is freshly fried and crispy and delicious, especially the maitake mushrooms. The soba in the photo was a large serving (about 200 yen more), but the amount was not that large.

On my way back from Niigata, I couldn't eat Hegisoba in its original form, so I decided to try it here. It went down easily and was very delicious. I would like to eat there again if I have a chance.