I will usually eat ramen as a soup, with a base in it. I will usually eat soba w/o a soup base. Maybe just a little (2x tablespoon).
I guess noodles are noodles :)
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I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle.
As I go riding merrily along.
And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
And that song ain't so very far from wrong.