Mazemen (Mazesoba)

What's in it

9 parts read from its 19 ingredient lines and its title.

Broth base

• Seafood or dashi (kombu, bonito, niboshi) “3 tablespoons dashi stock”

Tare and seasoning

• Chili bean paste (doubanjiang) “1 tablespoon doubanjiang”

Aroma oil

• Scallion oil a heading in the list
• Sesame oil “1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil”

Noodles

• Ramen noodles, kind not stated “260 grams ramen noodles ((2 servings))”

Toppings

• Ground pork or other minced meat “100 grams ground pork”
• Boiled or soft egg “2 eggs ((optional))”
• Nori “nori ((shredded))”
• Sesame seeds “1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds”

Against the usual Abura soba

It has 0 of the 7 parts of the usual Abura soba and mazesoba. Not on it: soy sauce (shoyu), chashu, menma (bamboo shoots), scallion or negi, raw egg or yolk, vinegar and chili oil (rayu).

Less usual for the style: seafood or dashi (kombu, bonito, niboshi) (in 23% of Abura soba recipes) and scallion oil (in 7% of Abura soba recipes).

Ramen without soup: noodles tossed in a soy-based tare and aroma oil, usually with chashu, menma and scallion, often a raw egg yolk, and vinegar and chili oil added at the table. Mazesoba is the same idea with more toppings mixed in.