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ノラーメン・ノライフ No Ramen No Life!

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what's the best style of ramen?

豚骨 ・ とんこつ   tonkotsu
5
42%
醤油 ・ しょうゆ  soy sauce
1
8%
味噌 ・ みそ  miso
4
33%
塩 ・ しよ  salt
2
17%
ジャンク ・ junk
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 12

markystar
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ノラーメン・ノライフ No Ramen No Life!

Postby markystar » October 24th, 2007 1:23 pm

ramen is something very dear to my heart.
there are many kinds of ramen and many ramen shops all over japan. some are bad. some are mediocre. some are exceptional to the point of being a profound mystical experience!

that last category is what i want to talk about.
the real, hardcore designer ramen found throughout japan.

every month books are published with ramen reviews. online, ramen otaku review and detail the best shops. if you don't do your homework before you eat, there's a good chance you're not eating the good stuff. :shock:

a good place to start your research is:
http://www.torasan.com/

if you're a ramen loving mixi user, try joining these communities:
ラーメン大好き http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=124
ラーメン食べに行く! http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=204538



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Postby annie » October 24th, 2007 1:33 pm

Best ramen I've had recently was at ぶぶか in Kichijoji (park exit, right near the station).
But maybe the best ramen I've had since moving back to Japan was in Chiba-ken, at a shop next to the train tracks in KitaNarashino.

Both are shops that I would pass everyday, and they'd almost always have a line regardless of the time of day (or night). That's how I choose my ramen shops- t might be a herd-mentality, but it's worked thus far.

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my top 5 ・ トップ5ランキング

Postby markystar » October 24th, 2007 1:48 pm

1 ・ なんつッ亭       nantsuttei  (東京都品川)
2 ・ バサノバ         bossa nova (東京都新代田)
3 ・ アフリ           afuri (東京都恵比寿)
4 ・ 五行            gogyo (東京都西麻布)
5 ・ 一風堂          ippudo (東京都六本木・渋谷)
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Postby kitty-chan » October 24th, 2007 1:51 pm

You guys are making me hungry!!! :oishii: :oishii: :oishii:

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Postby Shaydwyrm » October 24th, 2007 4:02 pm

塩ラーメン FTW! Actually most of the ramen shops in my area are pretty weak (I'm no expert, but I asked one, and have adopted his opinion :oops: ). But I eat it anyway! In fact it's sometimes the only palatable item in my company's cafeteria, evidence that just as truly excellent ramen is difficult to make, so too is it difficult to ruin completely...

Also, I was at a ramen shop the other day, and I saw some guy eating ramen noodles with great gusto...from a plate! 出汁なし! He had a bowl next to it, so I couldn't help thinking he was just some idiosyncratic customer who couldn't deal with mixing his noodles with the soup. Is there a dish like this?

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Postby markystar » October 24th, 2007 5:01 pm

つけメン is soupless ramen. you dip the noodles in broth. it's a great summer dish!! :oishii:
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Postby jemstone » October 25th, 2007 3:22 am

markystar wrote:つけメン is soupless ramen. you dip the noodles in broth. it's a great summer dish!! :oishii:

isn't that like somen sauce? they put the somen sauce in a cup or something, then you pick up some noodles with the chopsticks and soak in the somen and then eat it.

i love that!!! and my girlfriend makes realli delicious somen!

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ラーメン、食いてーーーーーーーーーっ!!

Postby jp101crew » October 25th, 2007 6:20 am

AAAHHhhhhhhh.....I love ramen....
Marky, if you wanna eat good "tsukemen", I strongly recommend “青葉” in Nakano or Iidabashi. That place is awesome.

But definitely I love Tonkotsu!

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Postby Ulver_684 » October 26th, 2007 10:17 pm

markystar wrote:つけメン is soupless ramen. you dip the noodles in broth. it's a great summer dish!! :oishii:


Marky-san! :wink:

I also :kokoro: Ramen and Korean Ramen too! :ojigi:

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