Echizen Oroshi Soba: Fukui's Specialty Soba Eaten with Grated Daikon Radish

What is Echizen Oroshi Soba?

Echizen Oroshi Soba is Fukui Prefecture's local cuisine, a unique soba dish eaten by pouring grated daikon radish and dashi broth over cold soba. Spicy daikon (spicy varieties) is often grated and used, with the peppery spice and soba flavor matching exquisitely.

Fukui's Soba Culture

Fukui Prefecture is among the nation's top in both soba production and consumption, with a culture of eating soba deeply rooted since ancient times. Many soba enthusiasts visit the soba production areas of Imadate district in Echizen City and Minamiechizen Town during autumn's new soba season.

Echizen Oroshi Soba Restaurants

Many specialty restaurants serving Echizen Oroshi Soba are in cities including Fukui City, Echizen City, and Takefu City. Recipes for spicy daikon grated juice and dashi broth differ by restaurant, each with individual character. Many inns also serve Echizen Oroshi Soba, a must-eat when visiting Fukui.