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Where rice grew poorly at altitude, buckwheat became the staple. Togakushi soba is the most renowned.
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Shinshu soba generally refers to the buckwheat noodles made in Nagano Prefecture. In 1983 (Showa 58), Nagano Prefecture selected them under the name 'hand-made soba' as a Nagano Prefecture Selected Intangible Folk Cultural Property, 'Cultural Property of Taste'. It is made in Nagano's cool and rich natural environment, and as it is often grown in high-altitude areas, fog is said to prevent frost, giving buckwheat of good flavour.
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