Along with eight other ramen nuts, I was named one of Yahoo Japan's 2012 Ramen Ambassadors. We all helped to create content, and you can check it out at:
http://ramen.yahoo.co.jp/
The best part, goofy videos!
I talk about the easy process of ordering ramen using a fancy ticket machine.
Ramen 101, anyone?
Ben (http://www.friendsinramen.com/) lays down some Osaka knowledge.
Super energy from Kyoto!
Keizo! Go Ramen! (http://www.goramen.com/)
Awesome, I recommended she go to this shop for the best spice in Tokyo.
Ramen business? The most educational of the videos by far.
Checking in with Ivan at his shop. Good luck in New York.
I'm not anti-Jiro, just minor-Jiro. This is Jiro.
There will be some more content to this site soon; maps, guides, and shops. In multiple languages! Enjoy!
http://ramen.yahoo.co.jp/
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
破顔 (Hagan in Sakuradai)
破顔
This bowl was actually another outing with the local Mormons. What better way to console the losing side of the recent American presidential election than with a nice bowl of soupless noodles!
Hagan is very highly rated in the magazines and online. They offer a regular ramen, but do yourself a favor and get their signature 汁なし. The flame broiled bits of pork are fantastic.
Little bits of dried fish and some heavy soy tare blend perfectly. Free omori size at lunch time, but the regular was big enough for me.
Official Site
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東京都練馬区桜台1-5-11
Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Sakuradai 1-5-11
Closest station: Sakuradai
Open 11:30-14:00, 18:30-12:30
Sundays 11:00-about 5:00
Closed Mondays
This bowl was actually another outing with the local Mormons. What better way to console the losing side of the recent American presidential election than with a nice bowl of soupless noodles!
Hagan is very highly rated in the magazines and online. They offer a regular ramen, but do yourself a favor and get their signature 汁なし. The flame broiled bits of pork are fantastic.
Little bits of dried fish and some heavy soy tare blend perfectly. Free omori size at lunch time, but the regular was big enough for me.
Official Site
View Larger Map
東京都練馬区桜台1-5-11
Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Sakuradai 1-5-11
Closest station: Sakuradai
Open 11:30-14:00, 18:30-12:30
Sundays 11:00-about 5:00
Closed Mondays
Saturday, December 1, 2012
風雲児やきそば (Fuunji Yakisoba in Shinjuku)
風雲児やきそば
Don't worry, Ramen Adventures isn't venturing into other realms of Japanese noodles. You won't be seeing any soba adventures, udon adventures, or yakisoba adventures anytime soon. Well, maybe just this once.
Fuunji Yakisoba. Yeah, that Fuunji.
For those who don't know it, Fuunji is probably my favorite ramen shop. I don't eat there nearly enough, as I am always on the hunt, but it, alongside Kikanbo, is one that I always recommend.
And then this happened. The space above the remarkable tsukemen shop opened. And it opened with the same name.
But the dish is completely different. Yakisoba is hot on the B-kyu scene. There are nationwide competitions over the stuff. For me, though, it is just some overly sweet stir-fired noodles. I've never seen a place that serves nothing but yakisoba, and there is a reason for that. This is a dish best served after something else. After a long day fishing. After a long day drinking. After a long day carrying mikoshi at your local matsuri.
But the line was short at least.
Don't worry, Ramen Adventures isn't venturing into other realms of Japanese noodles. You won't be seeing any soba adventures, udon adventures, or yakisoba adventures anytime soon. Well, maybe just this once.
Fuunji Yakisoba. Yeah, that Fuunji.
For those who don't know it, Fuunji is probably my favorite ramen shop. I don't eat there nearly enough, as I am always on the hunt, but it, alongside Kikanbo, is one that I always recommend.
And then this happened. The space above the remarkable tsukemen shop opened. And it opened with the same name.
But the dish is completely different. Yakisoba is hot on the B-kyu scene. There are nationwide competitions over the stuff. For me, though, it is just some overly sweet stir-fired noodles. I've never seen a place that serves nothing but yakisoba, and there is a reason for that. This is a dish best served after something else. After a long day fishing. After a long day drinking. After a long day carrying mikoshi at your local matsuri.
But the line was short at least.
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