Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Eve wrote:

Might be quite tasty.

Im thinking youre being closed minded. :hehe:

true. it would be some added protein... :hehe:

lilly_pad wrote:

true. it would be some added protein... :hehe:

Healthy too! :victory:

following up 'racer's post about this ramen joint.

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Ramen Yamadaya Opens In Torrance
By Noah Galuten, Wed., Oct. 6 2010 @ 12:00PM

LA WEEKLY

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Tonkotsu ramen

Do we need more good ramen shops in Los Angeles? Always. Thanks to another opening tip from the appropriately named Rameniac, we learned of Yamadaya, which began service in Torrance at the end of July. Yamadaya is not a trendy noodle vendor with a sleek interior design, but rather a simple, tiny space with a few tables and a counter. All of the focus, it seems, has been put on the food itself.

Yamadaya comes from owner Jin Yamada, who previously owned Jingo, a Japanese BBQ spot in Encino. He decided on opening a ramen restaurant because "ramen is popular," and wouldn't require the expenses of, say, buying a grill for each table.

Yamada, who has been living in the United States for the past three years, travels frequently back to Japan, where he also owns real estate, and a stock photo business. "I have many chances to eat ramen every month, and I wanted to bring ramen to Los Angeles, because ramen in Japan is very different."

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Tonkotsu shohyu ramen

When asked about the source of his recipes, Yamada was not entirely forthcoming. "I have many friends who are ramen chefs in Japan, so I got recipes." The chef who offered Yamada his recipes even came to Los Angeles to help open the restaurant, then returned to Japan. When pressed for the name of the chef, Yamada told us that it must be kept a secret, but that the chef is a very well known, with 30 years of experience, and operates a restaurant in Kyūshū.

Yamadaya serves two main styles of ramen; a tonkotsu (pork bone) broth, similar to the Kyūshū style; and a tonkotsu shoyu (pork and soy sauce) which is popular in Tokyo. Yamada recommends that patrons use their thicker noodle for the tonkotsu shoyu, and their thinner noodle for the tonkotsu. They also serve a tsukemen ramen, in which you dip cold noodles into hot broth. In addition, and perhaps attempting to cater to a wider clientele, Yamada serves some non-ramen, such as teriyaki chicken and breaded pork cutlet (tonkatsu).

Yamadaya is currently open six days a week, but plans to be open on Sundays in the next two weeks.
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Ramen Yamadaya: 3118 W. 182nd St., Torrance, (310) 380-5555. Open Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sat., 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

^ Sweet. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:^ Sweet. :victory:

Another place to try. :woot: I like that these places are being opened up by people with access to real ramen restaurants.

Tu_triky wrote:Another place to try. :woot: I like that these places are being opened up by people with access to real ramen restaurants.

Yup... Instead of some bogus "me too" restaurant.

bmwracer wrote:
Yup... Instead of some bogus "me too" restaurant.

Yeah we don't need the umpteenth sushi restaurant opened by someone who thinks that reading an Aquaman comic makes him qualified to slice raw fish for sale.

Tu_triky wrote:Yeah we don't need the umpteenth sushi restaurant opened by someone who thinks that reading an Aquaman comic makes him qualified to slice raw fish for sale.

LOL, what about Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner? :hehe:

oh. my. goodness.
your pics of ramen are really making me salivate. i so want to move to california where i can get decent ramen. nothing in richmond, virginia, i'm afraid. except deep-fried twinkies and donut burgers... :bleh:

lilly_pad wrote:oh. my. goodness.
your pics of ramen are really making me salivate. i so want to move to california where i can get decent ramen. nothing in richmond, virginia, i'm afraid. except deep-fried twinkies and donut burgers... :bleh:

Got bacon donuts over there? :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Got bacon donuts over there? :mrgreen:

haha! wouldn't doubt it! it is the deep south here...

lilly_pad wrote:haha! wouldn't doubt it! it is the deep south here...

It's not a joke: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_donut

bmwracer wrote:
It's not a joke: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_donut

yeah, i saw that unearthly delight an earlier posting. haven't witnessed it here in richmond, but if it isn't here, i'm sure it's due to arrive soon. :hehe:

lilly_pad wrote:yeah, i saw that unearthly delight an earlier posting. haven't witnessed it here in richmond, but if it isn't here, i'm sure it's due to arrive soon. :hehe:

I've thought about buying some glazed donuts and sprinkling bacon bits on 'em. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
I've thought about buying some glazed donuts and sprinkling bacon bits on 'em. :mrgreen:

:hehe: that'll save on the overhead costs!
btw, here's the donut burgers:
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and for your bacon cravings, i give you
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which is then filled with cheese and then rolled into this
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lilly_pad wrote: :hehe: that'll save on the overhead costs!
btw, here's the donut burgers:
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What a rip: it's only half a donut...! :beaten:

lilly_pad wrote:[image]

Yow.

A poor man's stuffed pork loin roast. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL, what about Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner? :hehe:

He makes Five Dollar Foot longs to feed Jared from Subway.

bmwracer wrote:
Yow.

A poor man's stuffed pork loin roast. :mrgreen:

:hehe: