Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Hamaya (Tōkyō-to, Shinagawa-ku)

浜屋
はまや

Ebi-karashi tsukesoba: 16 / 20
(エビ辛しつけそば)

A few hundred meters from Gotanda station, this pleasant restaurant is relatively isolated from anything of interest. But as I was soon about to discover, its ebi-karashi (‘shrimp-mustard’) tsukesoba is worth the trip.



Broth: A relatively sweet, thin broth (I mean, thin for a tonkotsu gyokai tsukemen), it gets a delicious shrimp-spiciness when you mix in the special karashi. Moreover, the soup wari add an interesting twist – maybe more on the gyokai (seafood) side.

Noodles: Not so thick, not so tasty, but they have the right 'mochiness' (elasticity) and do the job.

Meat: The letdown of this bowl: a large, relatively thin slice of chashu that falls into parts and does not have any especially remarkable taste.

Toppings: A few thin, crunchy, sweet menma.

Despite the average chashu, the shrimp-spiced broth is definitely something to try. If you like shrimp, do not miss this bowl.

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