 Abe-san is mixing the soba flour with water and egg in a laquer bowl. |
 He kneads the dough until it reaches the proper texture. Hanging on the wall to the right is a basket full of bamboo charcoal that Abe-san made in his earthen kiln. |
 Yoshiko, Naomi and Tsukiko watch the activity. |
 One of the tricky parts is rolling out the dough. Three different lengths of rolling sticks (pins) are used |
 The dough is rolled to a very thin rectangular shape. |
 The dough is folded and rolled again several times |
Abe-san was also kind enough to give
Steve some Soba
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