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Re: Non-sumo Japanese anomaly?

To: sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: Non-sumo Japanese anomaly?
From: Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 22:37:13 +0000
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Soba means buckwheat, and buckwheat noodle.
Soba manju is manju made from buckwheat flour.

-Toshiyori Masumiriki

BAVK@aol.com wrote:

> The CBS commentator was speaking about food and mentioned soba manju.  Now, I
> thought soba are noodles, which are usually on the salty side, and that manju
> are sweets.  Is there some exotic bit of cuisine called "soba manju" that I've
> been missing?
>
> Babanoshuzan


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