先日、おそば屋さんで、ざるそばを注文して待っていると、ズルズルズルーと、おじさんがそばをすする大きな音が店内に響いた。
ちょっと不快にも感じたけど、「ああ、やっぱりここは日本なんだなあ」と、なんだか笑ってしまった 
ところで、そばの栄養は水溶性で、茹でるとお湯に溶けてしまうから、皆さん、おそば屋さんではそば湯をいただきましょうね。
The other day, while waiting for the zaru soba I ordered at a soba restaurant, the loud slurping sound of a middle-aged man filled the shop.
I felt a bit uncomfortable, but I also found it fun, because I realized I was truly in Japan.
By the way, the nutrients in soba are water-soluble and dissolve into the hot water while soba is boiled, so be sure to drink the soba-yu, or the cooking water, when you eat soba at a soba restaurant.
Zaru soba is a dish of cold soba noodles, served on a bamboo tray called a "zaru". It is typically eaten by dipping the noodles in a sauce made from soy sauce, dashi, and mirin.