Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Pitch black ramen

I have to correct a mistake in my last post. The strawberry ramen is served in the Aomori prefecture (around the northern tip of the main island of Japan), in the Hachinohe city (八戸市) marketplace. Strawberry ramen in Kobe is unconfirmed hearsay, although it may exist...

The huge pile of negi ramen was available in Kagawa prefecture (香川県) in the city of Marugame (丸亀市). It's called "Negi Ramen Koyama," Green Onion Ramen Hill. Unfortunately, according to the shop's website, the shop keeper is sick. The shop will be reopened if he recovers. Let's hope he does...

On to Irori Ramen--Fireplace Ramen??? Apparently, Sapporo (札幌) is the place to go for miso ramen (Well, they say miso ramen was invented in Hokkaido (北海道), of which Sapporo is the capital). It seems in the northern part of Sapporo, there is a shop that offers 「爐」のラーメン, Fireplace(?) ramen... As you can see, the soup is jet black. Here is the page I found this on. According to it, the soup is extremely oily (special lard packed with all sorts of vegetables and seafood), and it tastes like Shoyu base. Also, it is vehemently stated that it is not squid ink! :P

If you are brave, you can try to order it off that site. ;)

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