As eating soba has become common with the booming popularity of soba in recent years, posters warning people against over consumption of salt by drinking the sauce with sobayu began to be displayed and, as a result, the number of people who drink the plain sobayu is on the rise.
近年の蕎麦ブームのため、蕎麦喰いが一般的になり、蕎麦湯での塩分のとりすぎに注意する旨の表示も見られ、蕎麦湯のみを飲む（味わう）人が増えてきた。