Spaw.. my household has a common dish that I alter depending on who's eating it.. it's basically a hearty Miso Soba stew with Tofu plus whatever else I can toss in. Sometimes if I have some frozen Wahoo (like Marlin) in the freezer, I cut the Wahoo into chunks and use that along with some shaved Japanese fishcake. I used to put in a bag of fresh spinach as well, but now Spinach is way too scary to use in the USA. (that E.coli thing). In the absence of spinach, celery greens can be used or kale. If folks in the house are opposed to seafood, then we skip the Wahoo & fishcake and just used cut up white meat chicken. Into the broth, I usually shave a few carrots and add a liberal amount of chopped pickled ginger. Again, when we have concientious objectors to ginger, I just use a little garlic instead. If I don't have genuine Soba, then some Spaghetti will do! Always makes a hearty meal.