Stella Arnaldo<p>I ABSOLUTELY love <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ramen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ramen</span></a> So I was excited to receive an invitation to have lunch at the <a href="https://journa.host/tags/menyakokoroph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>menyakokoroph</span></a> Kushi & Highball in the heart of San Juan City. Then I was told it served a brothless ramen. I said, “Whut?!” Sounds daft, I know, but apparently Menya Kokoro is the pioneer of authentic mazesoba in the country and this soup-less ramen, I was told, has been giant hit in Japan. <a href="https://journa.host/tags/mazesoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mazesoba</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SomethingLikeLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomethingLikeLife</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/JapaneseCuisine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseCuisine</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/JapaneseFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseFood</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/happytummy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>happytummy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/04/04/a-groovy-kind-of-ramen-love/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">businessmirror.com.ph/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">04/a-groovy-kind-of-ramen-love/</span></a></p>