making buckwheat noodle@ Chiran

Chiran (知覧) is one of the most popular area 

for tourists in Kagoshima.

 You will find the building with Japanese traditional style 

along the road.

Here, you can experience making buckwheat noodle.

The fee is 2,650 yen per person for 4-servings.

You can choose to carry them out or eat there.

waterwheel

makes us feel cool

The symbolism of the restaurant.

"Fukiagean" has been loved by local people ;))

Here is a kitchen

It has just renovated! 

how lucky we are ;))  

In a traditional way, buckwheat is made with these tools.

First...wash your hands

Then wear the apron and cloth to cover your head.

 All ingredients are flower, buckwheat flower,
 fleshly-grated yam and water.

That's  very simple and healthy.

mix until moistened.

Called"Kikuneri"

named after this shape of kiku, chrysanthemum in English.

Roll each thinly into a circle　●○●

Then into square　■□■

Making bigger, but little by little.

It is not easy to make it the same thickness.

Fold the dough and cut it into strips.

In the beginning,

 It is very difficult to do the same width　;P

Many children and tourists has been experienced ;)

Lots of foreigners as well! 

People who experienced this course

will receive one's diploma;)

We got it! yay!

This machine is buckwheat mill.

We had lunch what our handmade buckwheat noodle:)

You can choose hot noodle with soup or cold one with dipping sauce

What did we order is...

Cold one:)

The restaurant is traditional Japanese style,

but you can stretch your feet.

So don't worry you don't need to sit on one's heels.

The manual will tell you the recommended way 

to eat buckwheat noodle.

1. Try it straight. 

Enjoy the taste itself.

2.  pour soup and... 

Enjoy dipping the noodle in the straight sauce.


3. Add thinly sliced leek and horse radish. 

finish off a meal with　"soba-yu" 

Add cooked liquid (in the square-shaped pot) into the sauce.

Out side of the restaurant, 
This is dedicated to the God of Water.
clean water is necessary to grow buckwheat.