Due to the extra time and effort required, the number of soba chefs and shops that make Tsugaru soba has subsequently decreased whereby it has become common to refer to the ordinary soba eaten in the Tsugaru region as Tsugaru soba.
その手間から作る人や店が減少したことによって津軽地域で食べられる通常のそばを指すことも多くなった。