It ultimately acquired the status of a popular snobbish hobby to visit a soba restaurant in the early evening alone to eat soba with toppings and drink sake.
「夕方早くに蕎麦屋で独り、種物の蕎麦を肴に酒を飲む」ことが、スノッブ（俗物根性）さも臭わせる趣味として横行するまでに至る。