I have a fascination with ramen. After so many instant noodles in my life eventually I just had to wonder, "What does real ramen taste like?" I didn't jump on the chance to try it until early this year, but I wasn't able to post it at the time, so here it is:
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
I met with couple of friends in Mall of Asia back in January and we had lunch at Hokkaido Ramen Santouka.
I can't remember what we had..
Santouka has different ramen bowl sizes, which is perfect for light eaters. We got the small bowl of what I think was the Shio Ramen. The broth is a little milky in color, a bit thick, and flavorful. It has pork, bamboo shoots, nori, though I can't remember how the noodles were. I do remember that it was delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
We ended the meal with delicious mochi. I forgot what flavor I got, but it's that one with the complicated name. If you see it, you can't miss it.
Yamazaki Ramen Shop
Last April, we had lunch at Yamazaki in Little Tokyo, Makati. The ramen shop shares space with a Japanese grocery and its interiors are simple. But it does seem authentic, if only based on the number of Japanese patrons.
The menu didn't have any pictures on it so it looked about as appetizing as our electricity bill. If you're not familiar with the names of food you're going to need a lot of help from the waitress.
Two of us got Shoyu Ramen (soy sauce) and another friend got Katsudon. Yamazaki's ramen doesn't have different sizes but their bowl is bigger than the small bowl we had at Santouka and significantly cheaper at only Php180.
Shoyu Ramen definitely strikes me as the model from which instant noodles were cloned. It has a clear, brown both, and firmer noodles that look a lot like the instant variety, probably a bit bigger. The broth was tasty, and I almost forgot it was soy sauce. The bowl has a slice of pork, a fishcake, a piece of nori (I think), and green onions. With a bigger bowl, the toppings seem a bit sparse. After some time you'll find yourself swimming in almost nothing but broth and noodles. But it is filling. I couldn't finish mine. Or maybe I just felt full faster since I was eating so slow due to my terrible chopstick skills.
I can't really compare Santouka with Yamazaki. It's like comparing oranges and lemons. If I have money to blow, I'd definitely try Santouka again. For value for money I'd go for Yamazaki again, although I'd definitely try something other than the Shoyu Ramen.
Not really ramen-related but after our Yamazaki lunch, we went to Banapple to chat. I had the Warm Shoofly Pecan Pie with their tea. The tea is good but the pie is a little too sweet for my taste that I ate it very slowly, which was fine anyway, since we spent a long time chatting.
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
I met with couple of friends in Mall of Asia back in January and we had lunch at Hokkaido Ramen Santouka.
I think we had the Shio Ramen.
Santouka has different ramen bowl sizes, which is perfect for light eaters. We got the small bowl of what I think was the Shio Ramen. The broth is a little milky in color, a bit thick, and flavorful. It has pork, bamboo shoots, nori, though I can't remember how the noodles were. I do remember that it was delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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We ended the meal with delicious mochi. I forgot what flavor I got, but it's that one with the complicated name. If you see it, you can't miss it.
Yamazaki Ramen Shop
Last April, we had lunch at Yamazaki in Little Tokyo, Makati. The ramen shop shares space with a Japanese grocery and its interiors are simple. But it does seem authentic, if only based on the number of Japanese patrons.
The menu didn't have any pictures on it so it looked about as appetizing as our electricity bill. If you're not familiar with the names of food you're going to need a lot of help from the waitress.
Two of us got Shoyu Ramen (soy sauce) and another friend got Katsudon. Yamazaki's ramen doesn't have different sizes but their bowl is bigger than the small bowl we had at Santouka and significantly cheaper at only Php180.
Shoyu Ramen definitely strikes me as the model from which instant noodles were cloned. It has a clear, brown both, and firmer noodles that look a lot like the instant variety, probably a bit bigger. The broth was tasty, and I almost forgot it was soy sauce. The bowl has a slice of pork, a fishcake, a piece of nori (I think), and green onions. With a bigger bowl, the toppings seem a bit sparse. After some time you'll find yourself swimming in almost nothing but broth and noodles. But it is filling. I couldn't finish mine. Or maybe I just felt full faster since I was eating so slow due to my terrible chopstick skills.
I can't really compare Santouka with Yamazaki. It's like comparing oranges and lemons. If I have money to blow, I'd definitely try Santouka again. For value for money I'd go for Yamazaki again, although I'd definitely try something other than the Shoyu Ramen.
Not really ramen-related but after our Yamazaki lunch, we went to Banapple to chat. I had the Warm Shoofly Pecan Pie with their tea. The tea is good but the pie is a little too sweet for my taste that I ate it very slowly, which was fine anyway, since we spent a long time chatting.
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