Kitsune soba

A favorite in the Kanto region, kitsune soba is a dish consisting of thick buckwheat noodles topped with chewy pieces of aburaage – the deep-fried tofu slices. Served in a flavorful broth consisting of mirin, soy sauce, and dashi stock, the noodles are often accompanied by rice cakes, various vegetables, diced tofu, or sliced green onions. The name kitsune means fox in Japanese, deriving from the ancient belief that these wild creatures delight in the consumption of deep-fried aburaage.