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Ie Soba - Home Soba maker from Takara Tomy

Written by: Michael Keferl on November 28, 2007 at 4:50 am | In Technology & Gadget Trends |

We saw it at the Tokyo Toy Show last summer, but the Ie Soba (Home Soba) maker from Takara Tomy is finally out on the market.

Fresh soba from scratch typically requires a lot of tools and work, but Ie Soba has condensed all of that into a small set that makes enough soba for two, and does so in only 20 minutes.

Besides the kit, all that’s required for Ie Soba is buckwheat powder, wheat flour, and water. We saw a demo at the Tokyo Gift Show, and it seemed simple enough for kids to use as well, though it seems to be geared more towards adults anyway. Below is a nice demo video that compares the Ie Soba way with the traditionally time consuming process.

Buy Ie Soba online

Tags: food, Takara Tomy
Category: Technology & Gadget Trends
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Wow! That is a busy, mult-step process. Notquite a Popeilian “set it and forget it”. Hip replacement surgery has fewer steps and fewer swapped sub-out subassemblies. Love of fresh soba must be strong in Japan…

Comment by baz — November 28, 2007 #
Ie Soba Machine Gets you Soba in the Privacy of your Own Home…

Soba lovers of the world rejoice, for you can now buy the Ie Soba from Takara Tomy, a machine that can make you Soba noodles at home. Traditionally rather a time-consuming process, all you need is buckwheat powder, wheat flour,……

Trackback by Gizmodo — November 28, 2007 #
It’s not LE SOBA (I’m using all caps on purpose). It’s IE SOBA. IE= house/home in Japanese.

Comment by drew — November 29, 2007 #
oh whoops commented on the wrong blog.

Comment by drew — November 29, 2007 #
[...] La Ie Soba est vendue 139$, attention toute fois, la notice d’utilisation est exclusivement en Japonais, histoire d’obtenir un goût authentique.[Kilian-Nakamura] [...]

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