Monday, November 24, 2014

東京ラーメンショー (Tokyo Ramen Show 2014)

東京ラーメンショー

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It is that time of year again. The 2014 Tokyo Ramen Show. There are so many choices, but I only had time for three.

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Rairaiken recreated a recipe from 100 years ago. Neat! It turned out to be a great bowl. The flavors were solid, with nothing crazy, and nothing intense.

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Of course, you should pick the longest line, right?

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The Fukushima toripaitan sold over 8000 bowls at a regional ramen fest, and was finally making the trek down to Tokyo.

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The Tokyo Ramen Show is all about collaboration bowls.

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This one between Matador and Kuroki brought two of my favorite shops together, though the result was 95% Matador.

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I was a bit rushed when I went, so didn't have a chance to get too deep into the mix this year. Did anyone go there? I'd love to hear your impressions.

Official Site Here.

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It is finished by the time this post goes live. Catch the 2015 one if you are in town!

1 comment:

Mark Ravinet said...

I was there for the second weekend early on Saturday. It was raining and the crowds were thin on the ground, meaning I could get at several of the most popular bowls without needing to queue for long. I had the Takayama Black which was easily some of the best shoyu ramen I've ever tried. There was also a miso bowl from Hokkaido (I forgot the name) which was good and it had fantastic chasyu, tasted like it had curry seasoning.