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| Where to Learn | Obtained with purchase of the Medium House |
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| Stamina Recovery | +40 STA |
| Fatigue Recovery | 0 |
Zaru Soba is one of the easiest dishes you can make in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. It’s also a staple ingredient that you can use in other recipes.
Learning the Recipe
The recipe for Zaru Soba is something that you already know at the start of the game. Once you obtain the kitchen in the Medium House upgrade, you can start cooking Zaru Soba right away.

You’ll still need some equipment to be able to cook the dish, though, so make sure your kitchen is well-stocked.
Recipe Requirements

Kitchen Equipment
| Equipment | Availability | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cooking Pot | 10 days after Medium House upgrade | 1,000 G |
| Knife | 30 days after Medium House upgrade | 1,500 G |
| Rolling Pin | 5 days after Medium House upgrade | 750 G |
Ingredients
To make Zaru Soba, you’ll need Buckwheat Flour which can be tricky to get! You only have a 6-day interval to obtain Buckwheat Flour in the game, at the start of each year. The events you need to trigger are the New Year’s Soba Feast and the Harvest Goddess’ TV games.
| Ingredient | Where to Obtain |
|---|---|
| Buckwheat Flour | Attend New Year’s Soba Feast (Winter 30th) or play Harvest Goddess’ TV game (Spring 1-5) |
Gifting
Zaru Soba is an excellent gift for plenty of the villagers in Mineral Town.

| Villager | Type of Gift |
|---|---|
| Marriage Candidates | |
| Ran | Loved |
| Bon Vivant | Liked |
| Brandon | |
| Villagers | |
| Saibara | Loved |
| Mugi | |
| Thomas | |
| Carter | |
| Lou | |
| Sasha | Liked |
| Gotts | |
| Yu | |
| Manna | |
| Dudley | |
| Ellen | |
| Duke | |
| Jeff | |
| Nature Sprites | |
| Plum | Liked |
Selling
Any dishes made in your kitchen can’t be shipped through Zack and the Shipping Bin. But you can sell food to Huang once you reach at least 4 FP.
Huang will offer you a price, which you can reject for a chance at getting him to bid higher.
| Selling Method | Price Range |
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| Huang (minimum) | 280 G |
| Huang (maximum) | 370 G |

