Mazesoba

Mazesoba (Japanese: まぜそば, lit. "mixed noodles"), also known as Taiwan mazesoba (Japanese: 台湾まぜそば) or abura soba (油そば), is a dry noodle dish made with a sauce of soy sauce and pork lard,[1] and various toppings including raw garlic, raw egg, cheese, and minced meat, which are mixed with the noodles before eating.[2]

Mazesoba

Alternative names	Taiwan mazesoba, abura soba
Type	Noodle dish
Place of origin	Japan
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Chinese wheat noodles, meat- or fish-based sauce, vegetables or meat
Variations	Many variants
Cookbook: Mazesoba   Media: Mazesoba

The largest mazesoba chain in the world is Kokoro Mazesoba.[3]

The dish was invented in 2008 at a shop called "Menya Hanabi" in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. The shop owner was trying to make Taiwan Ramen and had already made the meat for it. But it didn't go with the soup. When they were going to throw the meat away, one of the part time workers said, "What if you just put it on top of noodles?" From that start, it was perfected over time into the dish we know today.[4][5]

References

1. MATCHA. "Ramen, Tsukemen and Soba Noodles - What Is The Difference?". MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
2. Morales, Daniel (2010-05-14). "No Konbini No Life: instant maze-soba". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
3. "KOKORO TOKYO MAZESOBA || A New Genre of Japanese Noodles". Pendulum Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
5. "名古屋メシ・台湾まぜそばは台湾ラーメンの失敗から偶然生まれた一杯だった". 日刊SPA. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

See also

• Japanese cuisine