Today’s offering will not be a detailed Food Report. Instead, we’ll be snacking on a highly abbreviated share-post with a swirl of pictures, a sprinkling of details, and a dash of very limited commentary. The subject of this review: a lunchtime feast of gyōza and rāmen at a popular chain restaurant in Okinawa’s capital. WelcomeContinue reading “(Mini-)Food Report: Gyoza and Ramen at Osaka Ohsho (Naha, Japan)”
Tag Archives: Ramen
Food Report: Tonkotsu Rāmen at Kyūshū Jangara (Tōkyō, Japan)
As an unadventurous creature of unsophisticated habit, I have a go-to place – Ichiran by name – which I search for almost instinctively whenever I’m struck by rāmen cravings in Japan. That said, I do treat my taste buds to a bit of variety from time to time. On this particular lunch adventure, I trackedContinue reading “Food Report: Tonkotsu Rāmen at Kyūshū Jangara (Tōkyō, Japan)”
Food Report: Ichiran (Dōtonbori branch, Ōsaka)
I enjoy trying new restaurants and tasting new dishes as much as the next unadventurous chap, but there are times when the tried-and-true exerts a pull that doesn’t simply pass unnoticed. In this case, it was my favourite ramen at my favourite ramen chain … though I can at least claim the excuse that thisContinue reading “Food Report: Ichiran (Dōtonbori branch, Ōsaka)”
Food Report: T’s Tantan (Tōkyō)
Diego dearly loves his meat, but he’s no stranger to meatless cuisine (especially on Veg Fridays). Today, let’s have a look at one of Tōkyō’s better-known places of refuge for desperate vegetarians.
Food Report: Ezokko (Sapporo)
Rāmen is a food for all seasons, but it takes on a special appeal when the mercury drops below freezing point. With Sapporo’s cold winter air sucking all the heat out of my tropic-reared body, is it any wonder that I was game for another steaming-hot bowl just a day after my last one?
Food Report: Baikōken (Asahikawa)
One can’t fail to be impressed by Japan’s knack for making culinary combinations that might seem daft at first – and I mean downright lunatic – yet end up working beautifully in the end. Like wasabi-flavoured Kit-Kats, for example. Or like miso-flavoured rāmen with a pat of butter and some corn thrown in.
Food Report: Ichiran (Atré Ueno branch, Tōkyō)
When in Japan, a proper bowl of ramen belongs firmly on every tourist’s itinerary. There are so many different regional varieties available, but if it’s Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen you’re after, this place is well worth considering.
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