Nagoya-style mazesoba at Kajiken (Burpple Beyond: $12.80++)!
Nagoya-style mazesoba at Kajiken: thick noodles tossed with spicy minced pork, an onsen egg, nori and chives. $12.80++ on Burpple Beyond.
A fun, hands-on Japanese dinner with BB at Kajiken, the abura-soba and mazesoba specialist, made good value by Burpple Beyond: a Nagoya-style mazesoba, $12.80++. ๐๐
What we had:
- Mazesoba: thick, chewy noodles topped with spicy minced pork, an onsen egg, shredded nori, chopped chives and spring onion
Mazesoba is the โmixedโ dry ramen from Nagoya, and the joy is in the doing. There is no broth: you get the bowl beautifully arranged, with a soft onsen egg at the centre surrounded by little piles of toppings, then you stir it all together vigorously so the egg and the sauce at the bottom coat every strand.
Once mixed, it eats rich and intensely savoury. The thick noodles are wonderfully chewy, the spicy minced pork brings a savoury, chilli-spiked depth, the onsen egg makes it creamy, and the shredded nori and chives add freshness and a toasty seaweed note. It is bolder and more concentrated than a soupy ramen, which is exactly the appeal.
At the end, the Nagoya tradition is to ask for a little rice to mix into the leftover sauce so nothing goes to waste. At $12.80 on the deal for a bowl this satisfying, lovely value.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. ๐๐๐ผ Thick, chewy mazesoba with a rich egg-and-pork toss, bold and fun to eat. Would re-order.
