Soba noodle bowls can stand up to all kinds of raw and cooked vegetables, and since they're bursting with nutty flavor, they really don't need the cheese and oil that many pasta dishes rely on. If you make sure that the soba #noodles you purchase are made from 100% buckwheat, it's a gluten-free dish too. Soba noodle bowls are especially known for their high levels of the amino acid lysine, which other plant #protein sources, such as wheat, corn, and nuts, are relatively low in. That makes buckwheat especially good to include in #diets that exclude animal foods.