Ueda, Nagano, Japan｜Soba Senbonzakura

I would like you to eat "Ohagi" by all means.

2023.10.21 [Rokumonsen Kakiage Soba] 1300 yen First of all, I was stunned by the incomprehensibly gigantic kakiage, which made me mutter, "Isn't it stupid?" It's bigger than the image in the photo. The skill of frying such a huge kakiage properly without overcooking is amazing. The kakiage itself has a nice crunchy texture. The scent of shrimp is strong and delicious. It's delicious and huge, which makes me happy, but the only drawback is that it's so big that it feels like it's going to weigh on my stomach lol. It's a menu exclusively for fried food lovers. The soba itself is also quite good, the dark soba has a strong aroma and is quite chewy. The soba noodles are also perfect. Also, the soup is excellent, with a strong bonito aroma that complements the soba and tempura. [Walnut] 410 yen Sweet sauce. At first, I thought it was a little weird because I added a little soup, and the sweetness overpowered it, but since I had quite a lot of soup, I mixed it in a bit more and the salt and bonito overcame the flavor, resulting in a wonderful soup. It's surprisingly difficult to find a balance, but if you come to Nagano, you'll definitely want to eat this soba. [Sanada soba] 1300 yen Topped with yam, grated radish, wild vegetables, fried egg, seaweed, and hot egg. It has a wonderfully complex flavor, and I'm also happy to see that it has a warm egg, which is something you wouldn't expect to find. Although it is hidden in the shadow of the impact of kakiage, this is also quite a specialty. [Shrimp tempura] 850 yen This is strange! ! Even though it says shrimp tempura on the menu, it comes with something other than shrimp tempura! ! Just remembering things like broccoli, green peppers, enoki mushrooms, sweet potatoes, eggplants, maitake mushrooms, burdock, etc... After pushing through these, I finally found a shrimp tempura at the bottom. Too many surprises! This is also crunchy and delicious, but the amount is too much... Even though the amount of kakiage alone was quite large, this unexpected tempura turned into a battle. Normally this would be a happy incident, but on this day I felt a pain all day long lol [Overview] Overall, it can only be described as a high-quality soba restaurant. It doesn't look like a soba restaurant attached to a souvenir shop in a tourist area. Although it was Saturday, I was able to get in at around 12:00 without lining up. I was very satisfied with the soba restaurant, but I wish the shrimp tempura menu had more details. I was so full I almost died!

The volume is amazing! ! I had the famous walnut soba and was surprised by the amount of soba! I'm impressed that you can eat your fill of fragrant soba noodles at this price! The walnut paste is eaten little by little as it melts, giving it a salty taste that has become addictive! I took my hat off to the deliciousness of Shinshu soba 🥰