FuchibaFUCHIBA Fuchiba is a herb commonly eaten with soba or used to flavour Okinawan dishes, such as juushi (seasoned rice), hirayachi (okonomiyaki). Known as yomogi in standard Japanese, fuchiba is an Okinawan dialect word. "Fuchi" means "sickness" and "ba" is leaf. Fuchiba is a medicinal herb, traditionally used in Okinawa for stomach and digestive disorders. It's interesting that it was used in Europe in a similar way. The herb combines very naturally