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Why Japanese people drink sake at soba restaurants In Japan, there is a familiar image: a person sits quietly in a traditional soba restaurant, orders a small flask of sake and a few simple dishes, and waits before asking for the noodles. It can look like a highly refined Japanese ritual. But for readers outside Japan, several questions come first: What exactly is soba? Is it similar to ramen? Why would a noodle restaurant serve alcohol? And are people supposed to drink sake