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Making Soba Noodles was the Answer

After 20 years in the film business, Sonoko Sakai was looking for something simple, meditative and grounding. She found it, in making soba noodles. Now she teaches other people to make noodles. And she says it’s okay to slurp.

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After 20 years in the film business, Sonoko Sakai was looking for something simple, meditative and grounding. She found it, in making soba noodles. Now she teaches other people to make noodles. And she says it’s okay to slurp.

--Produced by Gideon Brower

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