 Because
of the poor farming soil it was difficult to raise crops of grain so it
was very valuable and stored with care. Eating SOBA was a mealtime entertainment
for people and so they served their guests a lot of food and especially
SOBA! They would say. . . "Eat more and more". . . but even when
the guest would say "I'M full, I can't eat any more", the host
would serve more anyway. If a person didn't accept another serving then
the Host was disappointed and think that the soba wasn't good.
It is a Japanese tradition to serve more than usual and the same custom
still remains, to give more servings of rice, mochi (rice cake) or SOBA.
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