PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi opened its doors last month. “The owner has similar restaurants ...

This Japanese restaurant is more peaceful than a casual ... lets you look inside the room where buckwheat noodles—Soba Ichi’s specialty—are kneaded, rolled, and cut each morning.

"Ichi" translates to one ... it's no surprise that seaweed is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine. It's intensely salty with an unmistakably aquatic flavor that's surprisingly versatile.