Mazesoba Shichi is a maze soba (まぜそば) specialty shop located on the south side of Shibuya. This unassuming shop serves up various forms of dry ramen including maze soba, abura soba (油そば), and also the traditional forms of shoyu ramen (醤油ラーメン, Shōyu Rāmen, Soy Sauce Ramen) and shio ramen (塩ラーメン, Shio Rāmen, Salt Ramen). What sets the shop apart is definitely its maze soba, that is topped with minced meat, blocks of chashu (チャシュウ, Chashū, Roasted Pork), an egg, negi (葱, Spring Onion), nori (のり, Seaweed), with some tare (たれ, Sauce). Mixed together and eaten, it's like a flavour explosion in your mouth! You can also choose your spiciness level for those who are inclined.
Their recommended way of eating is as follows:
- As it is served hot, be sure to mix the maze soba as soon as you can. Then eat it as-is to enjoy the original taste.
- Squeeze in two rounds of vinegar, two rounds of chili oil, one scoop of fresh minced garlic, some pepper, and then mix it again.
- For those who want, you can top-up for diced tamanegi (玉ねぎ, Onion) (¥30) or beansprouts with cabbage (¥100)
- Furthermore, depending on your mood that day, you can add more chili oil, kasansho, curry powder, mayonnaise, or pork fats (each ¥30)
- At the end, leave behind a bit of the tare and noodles. Then add a single mouthful of rice (¥70) or a bowl of rice (¥150) and a raw egg (¥70), and then mix it all together for the ultimate palate cleanser.
