noun
mazesoba; brothless ramen; noodle dish without soup
A style of ramen where the noodles are served without broth and mixed with a thick, flavorful sauce and toppings.
最近、まぜそば専門店が増えている。
Recently, specialty mazesoba shops have been increasing.
まぜそばは、よく混ぜてから食べてください。
Please mix the mazesoba well before eating.
Ramen typically has a broth-based soup, while mazesoba is brothless and mixed with sauce.
Aburasoba is another brothless noodle dish, often with a simpler oil-based sauce, while mazesoba may have a richer, more varied sauce.
From 混ぜる (mazeru, 'to mix') + そば (soba, 'noodles'), literally 'mixed noodles'.