ZARU ? MORI ?
Do you see the difference between these two soba noodles?
The left side is ZARU soba, and the right side is MORI soba.
Actually,
the difference is whether or not the seaweed called "NORI" is sprinkled on soba noodle.
In a soba restaurant,
you will find a big difference of the price between ZARU（ざる） and MORI（もり）.
ざる( 550 yen ) is 100 yen more expensive than もり( 450 yen ).
The price goes up 100 yen because of a small amount of seaweed !?
NO WAY !!
As a matter of fact, there's a history about it.
Long time ago,
all soba noodle which we eat with the dipping soup was called "MORI".
Later on,
soba noodle served on a bamboo basket entered the field. This is ZARU.
Compared with MORI, a better soba powder was used for ZARU.
Besides, there was a special dipping sauce for ZARU, which used mirin ( sweet sake ).
But now , it's merely the difference of nori.
In general,
soba noodle WITH nori is ZARU, and soba noodle WITHOUT nori is MORI.
It's weird, isn't it?