chilled soba served on a dish with dipping sauce
A classic style of cold soba noodles, often presented on a bamboo sieve or shallow basket, eaten by dipping into a separate sauce.
When summer comes, I start craving chilled soba.
この店のもりそばは、のどごしがいい。
The chilled soba at this restaurant goes down smoothly.
warm soba noodles for dipping
Kana spelling is standard; the word is usually written using kana alone.
Kanji spelling with standard okurigana; less common than kana.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; seen in some menus and contexts.
Full kanji spelling; less common than kana.
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely encountered.
From 盛る (moru, 'to pile up, serve') + そば (soba, 'buckwheat noodles'). The name refers to the way the noodles are piled onto a serving dish.