Comments on: Ramen research

By: Cris

Cris — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:48:49 +0000

I heard that Yokohama ramen has its own unique flavor, has anyone heard the same or can verify it? All I can tell is that the tonkotsu broth is exceptionally thick and there tends to be a lot of cabbage!

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By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:19:00 +0000

Bill,
Thank you for reply.
If you like garlic, you will love Kumamoto Rahmen the best.

“he compared the smell of some ramen to a certain part of the female anatomy.”

Zhang Ziyi, popular Chinese actress, loves Tonkotsu Rahmen the best of all Japanese cuisine.
I wonder if she feels as if cannibalizing.

At first, Nagasaki people imagines fried noodles with Sara Udon while Tokyo people does boiled noodles with it.

By: ampontan

ampontan — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:43:16 +0000

Ah, Ringer Hut, thanks for reminding me. There’s one about 10 minutes away from my house, but we seldom go because there are two mom-and-pop type places that are closer.

Actually I like sara-udon better than champon.

And I thought that was a joke about “We are the champon”, but it wasn’t!

By: sai

sai — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:49:36 +0000

>Speaking of Kyushu noodles, do people eat Nagasaki >champon up in Honshu?

Kanto area has many リンガーハット shops.When I lived in Tokyo I often ate champon at shibuya リンガーハット　shop.

We are the champon.
http://www.ringerhut.jp/

By: bender

bender — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:47:36 +0000

Sure. There’s a cheap franchise called “Ringer Hat (Hut?)”, but you can find it in other restaurants as well. I like it quite a lot because of my futo-men (fat noodle) preference. Nagasaki “plate-noodle” (sara-udon) is also well known.

By: ampontan

ampontan — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:37:59 +0000

Depends. Down south in Kagoshima and probably Miyazaki, it’s all shochu, but there’s a lot of both consumed up around here.

Speaking of Kyushu noodles, do people eat Nagasaki champon up in Honshu?

By: bender

bender — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:21:12 +0000

I like miso. Really good when you’re up north and minus 10 degrees C. So is sake, which I believe people in Kyushu don’t drink as much as shochu.

By: ampontan

ampontan — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:47:12 +0000

I don’t know Ken, I think it’s Fukuoka style, but I’ve never eaten ramen in Fukuoka. I don’t think I’ve had Kumamoto style, and I had Kagoshima style once a long time ago.

It wasn’t until I saw the movie Tampopo that I realized that what people considered ramen in Tokyo was different.