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めんやくうかん
Menya Kuukan
Mazemen: 16 / 20
This time, it was decided: I would go to Mitsuba! This famous ramen restaurant a few stations away from Nara, at Tomio, happened to be close last time I try to go there – but it was 2 pm, so that was understandable. As I drew near around 12:20, I was surprised not to see anyone queuing. Hmm, strange. Anyway, I enter the restaurant, get ready to pay my ticket at the machine when the waiter comes to ask me if I have a reservation ticket: all tickets for the day had already been sold out by 11:30, as he told me – unbelievable!
On the other side of the road, a huge queue of probably similarly disappointed Mitsuba-wannabe-eaters were queuing in front of Hanayama, which didn't looked bad either – but there was no way I would be waiting behind twenty-five people. Thus, I decided to turn to this well-kept secret I had found last time, Kukan, and use this opportunity to try their mazemen (be informed that they also offer tsukemen, tonkotsu shoyu ramen, tonkotsu shio ramen, chuka soba…).
Sauce: Quite good, it had a pronounced taste of sesame.
Noodles: Firm, whole grain and good quality
Meat: A few cold bits of firm chashu, with a nice macerated taste.
Egg: One raw egg to mix with the rest.
Toppings: Some excellent bits of fresh, warm bamboo (not menma, apparently), as well as the regular negi.
The whole mix was quite good, not too salty, and the egg gave a nice viscosity to it. You can also add some laiu and vinegar, but I don’t think that it brings much more to this bowl – it is already very good as it is.
I still have to eat a bad mazemen, and this was no exception to the rule. Kudos for the use of fresh bamboo!
More info on ramendb.
Other review: Philoramen (for the shio lemon ramen)
めんやくうかん
Menya Kuukan
Mazemen: 16 / 20
This time, it was decided: I would go to Mitsuba! This famous ramen restaurant a few stations away from Nara, at Tomio, happened to be close last time I try to go there – but it was 2 pm, so that was understandable. As I drew near around 12:20, I was surprised not to see anyone queuing. Hmm, strange. Anyway, I enter the restaurant, get ready to pay my ticket at the machine when the waiter comes to ask me if I have a reservation ticket: all tickets for the day had already been sold out by 11:30, as he told me – unbelievable!
On the other side of the road, a huge queue of probably similarly disappointed Mitsuba-wannabe-eaters were queuing in front of Hanayama, which didn't looked bad either – but there was no way I would be waiting behind twenty-five people. Thus, I decided to turn to this well-kept secret I had found last time, Kukan, and use this opportunity to try their mazemen (be informed that they also offer tsukemen, tonkotsu shoyu ramen, tonkotsu shio ramen, chuka soba…).
Sauce: Quite good, it had a pronounced taste of sesame.
Noodles: Firm, whole grain and good quality
Meat: A few cold bits of firm chashu, with a nice macerated taste.
Egg: One raw egg to mix with the rest.
Toppings: Some excellent bits of fresh, warm bamboo (not menma, apparently), as well as the regular negi.
I still have to eat a bad mazemen, and this was no exception to the rule. Kudos for the use of fresh bamboo!
More info on ramendb.
Other review: Philoramen (for the shio lemon ramen)
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