In Niigata Prefecture, soba noodles are customarily eaten on the fourteenth day of January (the eve of the lunar New Year), when they are called 'Juu-yokka soba' (literally, "soba noodles for the fourteenth day), as well as on the first day of January (New Year's Day) instead of New Year's Eve. |
新潟県では、大晦日でなく1月14日(小正月の前日)に蕎麦を食べる「十四日(じゅうよっか)そば」や1月1日(元旦)に蕎麦を食べる風習もある。 |